Episode 139 - Planning Your Inciting Incident

<p>In this episode, the two Matts listen to the quarterly Captain Writ serial where this time he deals with a villain who steals writers' gumption, have a lengthy-ish physics talk about muons and moles, deal with pearl-clutching puritans in our fan mail segment, and talk about planning your inciting incident in the last of our set about pre-planning before your draft. What do you need in mind before planning your inciting incident? How long into the story can the incident take place? Can it happen far before your story begins as well? Do Matt Donald and Matt David ever reconcile when they realize they meant the inciting incident as two separate things in the story's plot? We discuss it all, while never acknowledging the inciting incident that led to this garbage podcast, and talk about Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Finding Dory and the songs of Fleetwood Mac for some reason.</p> <p>Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at <a href= "mailto:mattd@matthewdonaldcreator.com">mattd@matthewdonaldcreator.com</a>. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Megazoic-1-Matthew-Donald/dp/0692871969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494005672&sr=8-1&keywords=Megazoic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692060952/ref=la_B074RB1ZM8_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518456238&sr=1-2">here</a>, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692187847/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3">here</a>, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578487667/ref=sr_1_3?crid=YTD66B8SC18I&keywords=megazoic&qid=1562286586&s=digital-text&sprefix=Megazoic%2Cdigital-text%2C162&sr=1-3-catcorr">here</a>. If you'd like, of course.</p>