Host: Jaime Buckley 💎
Topic: Finding the structural holes in your story before your readers do
Music: “Feel Good” by raspberrymusic
You know something is wrong with your story.
You just can’t tell what.
This episode is about why, and about the tool I built to help.
It’s an ad, and I’d rather say that up front than pretend otherwise.
Episode Overview
Most story holes aren’t writing problems. They’re decision problems. Something was never decided. Something was decided twice. Or something was decided perfectly and never made it into the book.
I walk through all three, with a villain who wants POWER, a magic system that breaks when we need a fireball, and the detective’s shaking hand you can see perfectly in your own head.
Then I explain FictionProof: one file, runs offline on your own computer, no account, no upload, and no AI reading your book.
It asks questions.
You answer.
When two answers collide, or you can’t point to the chapter where a reader sees something, it shows you.
I’m just as clear about what it can’t do, and I recommend you start with the free Story Health Scan before you spend a dollar.
This Episode Answers
How do I find what’s wrong with my story when I can’t tell what it is?
Why does rereading my own draft never show me the problem?
What’s the difference between a beta reader’s feedback and a structural diagnosis?
Can a tool help me fix my story without writing it for me?
Is there a way to try FictionProof before I buy it?
Highlights
“The ending technically works, but somehow it arrives wearing bedroom slippers instead of kicking the door open.”
Most story holes aren’t writing problems. They’re decision problems.
Three kinds of hole: you never decided, you decided twice, or you decided it and it isn’t in the book.
“Where does the reader SEE it?”
“Anybody promising you a mathematical score for GOOD ART should probably be watched carefully around sharp objects.”
FictionProof runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers only. Sales are final. The free scan is the trial.
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