For those who didn't know, I've been uploading chapters to Patreon and Substack. A chapter a week is being released for this first book. Currently, the most recent chapter is 47. We're deep into the second act, and the midpoint conflict is in full effect.

I've added a third resource to my Payhip account, this one is "The Three Phases of Analysis: A Self-Editing System for Your Draft." | Before you hand a manuscript to alpha or beta readers, you'll need to know if a narrative works beneath the words. This guide is a clear, ordered process for exactly that.

Sales are up on the second book in the Breaking Down Success series, and I'm so grateful for all the love and photos people are sending me. It's been a joy to write out the five-book series and get everything in my head onto the page. I can't believe I've had 30 years in the entertainment industry and lived this creative career.

I've already written the third book in the Breaking Down Success series. Now it's time to go through it, clean it up, and get it formatted. I'm officially doing the "big read" and seeing what needs to be cleaned up before I go into the final five steps. This next book will take what I've taught in the first two books and focus on the "Needs" of success: networking, marketing, and practicing.

Whether you're a novice writer staring at a blank page or a veteran novelist wrestling with a complex plot, the answer starts with understanding one fundamental truth: every narrative can be broken down into its simplest form, then built back up with purpose and clarity.

Finding Solutions With Talent, the second book in the Breaking Down Success series, takes apart the misconceptions of Artist Brains and gives creatives the tools to find solutions by thinking outside the box in a proactive way.

Whether you’re an actor, musician, writer, comedian, or creative professional, this book will show you how to become someone every table wants to keep involved.

Analyzing Like a Developmental Editor: Three Phases of Breaking Down a Narrative! Thomas J. Bellezza breaks down the opening chapters of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Twilight using three phases to analyze chapters. This method will help identify if a scene is working, how the narrative is being told, and working on the polish check. Learn what to look for in pace, filter words, white room syndrome, and exposition, then use the same lens on your own first page.

On Patreon, you can read the first book in The Maven Wars Saga by signing up to the Scribe Tier (giving you access to all of my Patreon). The first five chapters (including the prologue) are available for free.

I'll be cleaning up the layout for the book, so you can focus read only the zero drafts, first drafts, and zero drafts as you want. I've released each draft for writers to see the stages of the process and how I've adjusted chapters along the way.

I've uploaded 3 writing resources on Payhip. I have one for the three phases to analysis | FIlm & TV Treatment Templates | The 27 Plot Point Outline Quick reference sheet.

The 27 Plot Point Outline book is at 552 in Creative Writing Composition and 754 in Authorship Reference on Amazon currently and reached 1079 for Fiction Writing References.

The book continues to do really well, selling multiple copies each month as I watch it maintain a steady growth. I'm grateful to all those supporting the book and pushing it. Thank you. Truly.