Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # jpbehrensauthor JP Behrens Author ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [An All New Series: If The First Book is Successful](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/an-all-new-series-if-the-first-book-is-successful/) - Hello all! I've been busy working on the release of my debut Young Adult Fantasy, A Trinity of Chosen: An Age of Avarath. This is meant to be the first book in a longer series, but can easily exist as a stand-alone. The idea behind the structure of the series is based on The Chronicles - [New Release!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/new-release/) - Murder in the Monashee Mountains Murder in the Monashee Mountains: A Travis Daniels Investigation Book 2 is available! Get it today! Amazon: https://a.co/d/bSPCG8n Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-in-the-monashee-mountains-jp-behrens/1147808243?ean=9781964398990 - [Reality Redefined](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/reality-redefined/) - This is a hard story to tell and to title. To say it was a defining moment in my life is almost an insult to the memory of the event itself and the months that followed. Months... Years that followed and still continue. I've written on this before, but never this publicly. As the previous - [The Basics of Story Structure: Part 4 - Save the Cat! - Beat Sheet](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-basics-of-story-structure-part-4-save-the-cat-beat-sheet/) - Get this article and more at my Patreon months before they arrive on my website. Exclusive short stories and novel chapters are only available via a Patreon subscription. The Save the Cat! Method of formatting a story was developed by Blake Snyder. He wrote a book titled Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting - [Big News, Old Tradition: A Woke Culture](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/big-news-old-tradition-a-woke-culture/) - Everyday, there's a fresh article about why some show is too woke, or has been ruined by woke storytelling, or how "woke culture" is ruining someone's childhood. The reality is these people either don't remember their childhoods or are so far down the rabbit hole of "Alpha Male"/"Manosphere"/"TradLife" talking points, they are oblivious to how - [The Basics of Story Structure: Part 3 - The Hero's Journey (Overview)](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-basics-of-story-structure-part-3-the-heros-journey-overview/) - Get this article and more at my Patreon months before they arrive on my website. Exclusive short stories and novel chapters are only available via a Patreon subscription. Now that we’ve covered the the most basic structural foundations, both the Three- and Five-Act structures, we’re going to jump into the deep end with the Hero’s - [The Basics of Story Structure: Part 2 - Five Act Structure](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-basics-of-story-structure-part-2-five-act-structure/) - Get this article and more at my Patreon months before they arrive on my website. Exclusive short stories and novel chapters are only available via a Patreon subscription. Used to great effect by Shakespeare in the 16th century, the five-act structure was later analyzed by German playwright Gustav Freytag in 1863 in his book, Die - [The Destruction of Preconceptions](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-destruction-of-preconceptions/) - There are moments in everyone’s life that define them. If you’ve ever seen the movie Inside Out, they are defined as Core Memories. Most people will claim normal ones like their first kiss, wedding day, a championship win, or the birth of a child. Though, I don’t think those events are the true core memories that form - [AI and the Stagnation of Creativity](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/ai-and-the-stagnation-of-creativity/) - How will AI change the way we approach creativity as we move forward and it advances faster every day - [Book Bans; or How to Bring Back the Dark Ages](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/book-bans-or-how-to-bring-back-the-dark-ages/) - A piece on how Book Bans are both illogical and self-defeating. History tells us the suppression of ideas never works. - [Social Media & Me](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/social-media-me/) - Wherein I discuss my reasons for leaving most Social Media platforms and refocusing my efforts on SubStack and Patreon. - [The Basics of Story Structure: Part 1 - The Three Act Structure](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-basics-of-story-structure-part-1-the-three-act-structure/) - My hope is to not only convey everything I know and have learned about writing through this series of articles, but to help myself better understand the principles I’ll be discussing. There is an educational theory known at “The Cone of Experience,” or “The Learning Pyramid,” by Edgar Dale. It’s as follows: To get started, - [Two Ways to Manage the Work of Fallen Heroes](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/two-ways-to-manage-the-work-of-fallen-heroes/) - They say to never meet your heroes. Sometimes they will let you down. Sometimes they will lift you up. No matter the case, heroes are human. So what happens when our heroes and inspirations come up short, or worse, they do something we can't stand by and ignore? I am VERY good at separating the - [Guidelines to Writing](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/rules-for-writing/) - Is there a secret to being a successful writer? No. But there is a great deal of advice. I distilled a lot of it into 7 short statements. - [Pre-Order eBook Now and Upcoming Shows!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/pre-order-ebook-now-and-upcoming-shows/) - We Don't Talk Anymore and Other Dark Fictions is available for pre-order! Go get it and help me smash the best seller list for collections. In other news, I have the beginnings of a schedule of shows I'll be at this year. There are a few more I'm hoping to add so click on the - [AuthorCon II Wrap Up & Upcoming Shows](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/authorcon-ii-wrap-up-upcoming-shows/) - Scares That Care presents Authorcon II was a resounding success. My Friday night reading went well and was live streamed by Books and Beer. My hope is to have that video posted to my Youtube channel in the near future. Saturday morning, I sat on a panel The Psychology of Horror and many of the - [Professional Jealousy: Good or Bad?](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/professional-jealousy-good-or-bad/) - I've heard many counsel to avoid professional jealousy towards your fellow writers. However, we are human beings and when you see someone achieve a goal you've been working at, you can't help but get a little annoyed and jealous of them. That isn't to say you can't also be incredibly happy for them at the same time. - [Things are a brewing](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/things-are-a-brewing/) - So in the past few weeks, I've attended a couple small, local shows with varied results, which happens. It appeared everyone is still recovering from COVID lockdowns and there are many who still don't feel comfortable leaving the house. I get it and will keep showing up to these shows until you are all ready - [Upcoming shows!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/upcoming-shows/) - If you want to find me in the near future, read this... - [Tis the Season!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/tis-the-season/) - First an update! I've received my first ever royalty check for my first ever book. Exciting! It's one of those milestones you can't help but feel super proud about. Second, my story "Promises," was accepted into the Spring 2023 Fear Forge Anthology! More updates on that as they occur. Third! I was awarded the Rising - [Yale Writers' Workshop](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/yale-writers-workshop/) - Adventures at a Writing Workshop! - [Out Today! Portrait of a Nuclear Family](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/out-today-portrait-of-a-nuclear-family/) - It's finally here! Available in Hardback and paperback on Amazon.com.Click here for your copy today! If you'd like a defaced copy that I will scribble my name in, I'll be at the following shows. 9/10/22 - Pop Comic Con in Lowell, MA - Free Admission 9/30/22 - 10/2/22 - Super MegaFest in Westford, MA - - [Pre-Order Release Day!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/pre-order-release-day/) - The day has come! Portrait of a Nuclear Family is available on Godless.com as an ebook preorder. If you NEED it in paperback, and I would, it will be available on Amazon on Sept. 2nd. Published by D&T Publishing, the process has been wonderful. I may have driven a few people to madness with my - [Updates Incoming](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/updates-incoming/) - So the last few months have been hectic. I could just drop a blast of updates in one post, but why? Normally, I don't post due to a lack of reportage. "Hey, peeps! I rewrote 2000 words today, etc." First up, I'll go over my experience at the Yale Writers Workshop. More about my upcoming - [The Year of the Rewrite](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-year-of-the-rewrite/) - Last year, I did a Year of 1000 Words a day. I ended up with close to 500K words of new stories. Woot for me. But as Hemingway said, “First drafts are shit.” So what to do with that massive amount of output? Welcome to the Year of the Rewrite! This year, I’m slogging through - [Complexity Vs Convolution](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/complexity-vs-convolution/) - As a fan of various writing centric podcasts, I was struck with the question, is it better to have a complex story or not? What if complexity gives way to convolution? So, I wanted to take a minute to meditate on those concepts. A lot goes into any piece of writing: character, setting, plot, themes. - [Emotional Resonance](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/emotional-resonance/) - Stephen King, in On Writing, discussed how when we read and study, we collect the tools to tell stories and store them in our mental toolbox. We all need to practice in order to master their use, but it’s good to know what tools we should on the lookout for and know how to use - [A Beginning!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/a-beginning/) - If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you may have seen the the announcement that my book, Portrait of a Nuclear Family has found a home with D and T Publishing. You may not have (algorithms!). This is exciting news. I am cautiously optimistic about it all and will more than likely explode with - [Round Two! Fight!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/round-two-fight/) - Round One of The Purple Wall Tournament is over. My story, "Pet," moved onto Round Two. My opponent is the author of an action story title "Oracle Train." You should check it out and support whomever you feel has the best story. The site allows you to vote once a day, every day, so keep - [Purple Wall Story Battle](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/purple-wall-story-battle/) - I have a new piece about a boy and his "dog" called PET up for everyone to read at The Purple Wall. The Purple Wall is a different kind of fiction review. They choose eight stories a month and pit them against each other in a battle royal. Each round lasts 10 days. The stories - [A Change in Strategy](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/a-change-in-strategy/) - When the going gets tough, change the rules and keep working. - [New Stuff!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/new-stuff/) - New Stuff is posted! The evolution continues! - [Working through the Pain](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/working-through-the-pain/) - Crazy Days. A lot go headaches. - [Reading Habits](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/reading-habits/) - My insane method of choosing books. - [The Pre-Draft](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/the-pre-draft/) - The story of the Pre-Draft, because calling it a rough draft is too good for it. - [Off Days](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/off-days/) - Don't burn out. Take a break. - [Circadian Nightmare](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/circadian-nightmare/) - Sleep when you can. Write the rest of the time. - [Shoveling...](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/shoveling/) - Shovel your way to success! - [Words!](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/words/) - Write all the time. Read all the time. Do It! - [Back in Action](https://jpbehrensauthor.com/back-in-action/) - Years ago, I started this website. Soon after, life happened. I had to shut it down and leave behind the idea of writing for a while. 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