Andrew Auseon
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Andrew Auseon
@andrewauseon.bsky.social
MG/YA Author. Video Game Designer.
SPELLBINDERS: OVERPOWERED now available!
spellbinderbooks.com
andrewauseon.com
Represented by Aevitas Creative Management.
Great to be back! Thanks @gregpincus.bsky.social.
I loved spending time with you all. Enjoy your week, and write wonderful stories (using whatever method or structure you prefer). 😉 💓
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Ha. I get that. Maybe we should tag in, tag out like wrestlers. 😉
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Definitely. They're truly brilliant, sort of unheralded in the realm of story development. They remind me of the classic writers of short stories and radio dramas, endlessly pumping out new scripts and the quality is always better than it has any right to be. #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It really is. The interactive and systemic elements make it a completely different endeavor, and it's really refreshing when you're sick of writing your book. 😆
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
OMG, action scenes are the most pain to write. So meticulous and labor intensive. 😆 I prefer really exciting dialogue scenes. Same as action, right?
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
That's definitely a key part of my process, sort of an overlapping tool I use in my own and work and in my day job.
Those materials were so formative for me in childhood. 😉
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Wow. Respect. 🙇‍♂️
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I remember those from when I worked at B&N! 😮
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
We do a lot of that in game development too, mapping out story beats and how we match them up with game systems and features.
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
You should totally write that Campbell picture book, BTW. #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I had a blast writing Spellbinders: Break the Game, which is a humorous deconstruction of the Hero's Journey. The protagonist misinterprets a similar book as a self-help guide and tries to follow it to become a hero.
It does not go well. 😆
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So true. My characters always send me packing after a first pass, and I'm just sitting shotgun for the rest of the story. #kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Both, I'm afraid. 😉
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
God luck get your connection back! 🤞
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Now I need to look up Seven Plot Point outlines. 😆
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Oh, interesting. I totally forgot about the STC. Sounds like it was a good place to start to help you reach your own process. 😄
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It's almost always an organic process of discovery, starting with completing a first draft. I almost never go in knowing what I plan to do. The structure grows out of the fallout of Draft 1.
#kidlitchat
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Looks rad! Congrats. ⚔️
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM