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Today!

Join us for questions to unwrap your story

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Hi Friend,

Today -- Tuesday, July 21 -- at 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern, join us for my conversation with Daniel David Wallace in his Develop Your Premise summit.

In our conversation, I walk Daniel through some of the story beats for the sci-fi mystery.

Once you sign up, you'll be able to follow along with the accompanying worksheet.

Click here to join:

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. Sneak peek! My talk will be on the cross-section of story structure and character development, especially for pantsers -- like me! Join the event to hear the talk!

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