Recipe for a Story

mostly Comedy & Romance

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by Stephanie Bourbon @ 2024

Unlocking the Magic: Selling Your Feature Film Script Is Possible!

Stephanie Bourbon

Oct 305 min read

Unlocking the Magic: Selling Your Feature Film Script Is Possible!

And completely doable, even if all the "experts" tell you that it isn't. Hello, fabulous screenwriters!!! 🎬✨ So, you've poured your...

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How To Write Your 8 Story Beats & Then Add To Them

Stephanie Bourbon

May 10, 20234 min read

How To Write Your 8 Story Beats & Then Add To Them

If you are writing or have written a romantic comedy you will want to know your main story beats. Here are some practical tips for...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Apr 10, 20231 min read

Writing Romantic Comedies-New Name

I decided to start a new blog and then I realized that I could just change this one, so from now on this blog is dedicated to all things...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Happy Monday-Dec 12th

December is HALF over! Wait! What? NO! OMG, so I signed up with some other writers to write a screenplay this month---easy-peasy, right?...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Nov 29, 20222 min read

NaNoWriMo Is Done-Did You Win?

So, yay, my 18th NaNo is complete. Do I have 18 books published? Nope, not even close. I have had three novels published, for those of...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Nov 4, 20222 min read

Day 4 NaNoWriMo! I'll be done....

Looks like I may hit 50K on November 13th--but like a marathon, sometimes when you start fast, you fizzle faster, but I'm hoping that I...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Nov 3, 20222 min read

It's NaNoWriMo!! (Day 3)

I'm super excited to be joining NaNoWriMo for the 19th time--yup, because I've done CampNaNo, this is my 19th time. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Oct 26, 20221 min read

It's Been A While, Like, Seriously!

Hello lovely writers and followers! As many of you know, I've also been consulting writers since about 2008 when I started coaching...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Oct 31, 20212 min read

Writing Goals for NaNoWriMo

Good morning writers, I hope you are amazing! It's time for another National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo as it's called! Use...

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Stephanie Bourbon

Oct 25, 20212 min read

I'm Doing Something Scary--OUTLINING!

Hello, Writers!! This week one of my goals was to get my new romantic comedy novel outlined in the 7 story arcs required in rom-coms. It...

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