Hey there!

This is a bit of a departure from my usual reader-focused email, but I know a good number of you on this list are also writers.

(And I also know a lot of readers who appreciate a chance to get a look behind the scenes at an author's process. For free!)

Which is why I'm excited to tell you about this event. Starting tomorrow (Oct 17th), Daniel David Wallace's annual plot summit is coming back—for year seven!

Escape the Plot Forest is a great learning experience for writers and behind-the-scenes peek for readers, with five days of in-depth, serious presentations and interviews to solve your plot problems. Even better, you can register for free or with a reduced price ticket.

When Daniel reached out to ask if he could interview me as one of the featured speakers, I was thrilled. Partly because I most often get asked to speak about productivity and the writing process—things I'm very happy to speak about!

But Daniel asked me to talk about something totally different: Crisis.

How do you put your characters into crisis? How do you get them out of crisis? How do you write through crisis yourself?

We talked a lot about mystery plot points, detective character arcs, and—of course—how to finish the damn book.

While the conversation was prerecorded, it will be played live on Tuesday, and I'll be in the comments to be part of the conversation.

Here's how this event works.

You can watch the whole event for free if you can attend each session live. Alternatively, you can upgrade (follow my link for the discounted ticket) to get a wide range of bonuses and extra sessions + ongoing replay access (watch whenever you want).

Register today, and you'll be sent a short story guide full of great advice and prompts and a welcome pack full of highlights from past summits. The event itself runs through October 17th to the 21st.

That's starting tomorrow!

Daniel has been running this conference for 7 years, and many attendees buy their ticket for Escape the Plot Forest a year in advance. One reason writers keep coming back is that the summit has a firm code of conduct that makes it feel like a safe, welcoming environment for everyone.

Plus, of course, tons of great information. You'll finish the summit with a whole new toolkit and roadmap for your novel, or better storytelling techniques for the stories in your nonfiction books.

Here's my link: https://forest.plotsummit.com/?ac=gmwVzCjt​

See you Tuesday!

Jessie