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   Charles J Darnell on May 21, 2022 at 4:00 pm

   Brian

   I took your excellent course on Vella. You said to send questions to you. My question is,
   Does one plot a Vella using the 3-Act plot technique? I know each episode should have a structure but should I plot the entire story using the standard 3-Act structure?
   If not, what structure should I use?

   Do you have a more in-depth course on structuring and writing the Vella?

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     Brian Jackson on May 21, 2022 at 9:44 pm

     Charles,
     Thanks for getting in touch. You can also reach me a brianjjaxn@gmail.com.
     I’ve just written my Vella stories with little plotting. I find that they’re rambling stories that will potentially never end (keep the readers reading).
     Each Vella episode should end with a cliffhanger to get the reader to purchase the next episode.
     I find that my Vella stories have less structure than my books. I just write like the wind.
     I have yet to produce a more detailed course on writing, but I’m thinking about it.
     I hope this helps,
     —Brian

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   Mrs M on October 14, 2024 at 6:53 pm

   I watched your excellent tutorial on formatting for KDP in Word. It’s so lucidly presented that even I, totally non-technical, feel encouraged to try doing it on my own next time if my regular formatter, who has just stopped providing the service, can’t do it for me. The only thing you didn’t mention (which is relevant to me) is little decorative symbols between chapters – but I bet Word offers those, too, if I can only find them. Thank you for the encouragement!

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     Brian Jackson on October 14, 2024 at 8:09 pm

     Mrs M,
     That’s a great topic for a course extension or YouTube video. Thanks for the idea.
     Off the top of my head, I can think of several approaches to try from simply importing a small graphic to finding some feature I didn’t know about and haven’t used embedded in Word.
     Anyway, please contact me at brianjjaxn@gmail.com to discuss this further.
     —Brian
     P.S. I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial. Did you watch on YouTube or Udemy?

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