Comments on: The “Write From The Middle” Method https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: How To Write A Novel — https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-722911 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:41:41 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-722911 […] method. The mirror moment of your novel is the point at which everything in your story becomes clear. With the mirror method, […]

]]> By: How to write a novel – ColorMag Wild Magazine https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-708484 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:56:52 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-708484 […] method. The mirror moment of your novel is the point at which everything in your story becomes clear. With the mirror method, […]

]]> By: Mermaids, Myths, and Your Manuscript: A Conversation With Indie Author Errin Stevens – ACNBooks https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-605002 Sun, 09 Sep 2018 22:23:53 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-605002 […] What trick have you learned that takes the reader to a place where merfolk are real? -Lesson! Start in the middle. -Our hosts open up about their writing […]

]]> By: Editing In Layers Part 2: Plot - Lisa Hall-Wilson https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-575150 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:02:14 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-575150 […] 50%, look for the mirror moment. This is what James Scott Bell describes as the emotional heart of a story. It’s the point in the story where the protagonist looks into a proverbial mirror and realizes […]

]]> By: Tiffany https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-571775 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:13:56 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-571775 In reply to Catherine Rausch.

I had a similar experience. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Building a book from the middle? – The Interdimensional Telegraph https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-559808 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:54:33 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-559808 […] with what James calls the “Mirror Moment” in an article at Writers Helping Writers. It’s the part where the protagonists have their existential crisis or their lowest point. If […]

]]> By: ​The Jungle Book and its Plot Structure Part 02: Using Michael Hauge’s Six Stage Structure | The Musings of A Wannabe Writer https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-513581 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:48:03 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-513581 […] the protagonist meets several obstacles and gets to the midpoint reversal, where, according to James Scott Bell  the protagonists look into themselves and find out who they truly are. In Mowgli’s […]

]]> By: Happy Writer - Required Reading: 10 Books Every Writer Should Read To Boost Creativity and Feel Totally Awesome https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-477139 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:15:41 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-477139 […] your end to fulfill it satisfyingly. I originally found out about the wee little book from this blog post, where the author breaks down his Midpoint Mirror Moment Method (might not be the official title, […]

]]> By: Story Structure with Your Lie in April | namevah https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-458787 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 02:11:38 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-458787 […] James Scott Bell: The “Write From The Middle” Method, writershelpingwriters.net […]

]]> By: Catherine Rausch https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-420882 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:50:04 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-420882 A few weeks ago I pulled up behind a car with MDL on its liscence plate. I knew God was drawng my attention to the word middle. It took a week or so for me to realize His guidance was about a book/film I’m writing.

Then this morning I googled, “start your book in the middle” and found your article. Thanks so much, what a wonderful confirmation.

]]> By: Story and Structure Resources to Help You Prep for NaNoWriMo | Paving My Author's Road https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-386529 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:13:35 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-386529 […] James Scott Bell Write Your Novel From the Middle […]

]]> By: Tell Me a Story… Resources! | allison b. nederveld https://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/03/james-scott-bell-write-middle-method/#comment-147974 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:33:58 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=4843#comment-147974 […] Write From the Middle […]

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