{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplot-blueprint.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ffound-footage-vsfU_R_i","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Found Footage- Epistolary Stories Updated","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/dfb4590e-5bf5-4851-bea4-55bea0ca8621/ea84d20e-5e1c-419c-9b1c-f3fe8fd70a7e/paper-chains.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/6ab47bc9-7814-449d-8cfc-22f49e6b7d26\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Found Footage- Epistolary Stories Updated\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"\"Found footage\" refers to material, evidence, diaries, cassette tapes-- well, you'll have to listen! For story-writers, found footage can be a clever device to add a \"meta\" or postmodern layer to the story. Think of \"Bridges of Madison County,\" which is a novel that pretends to be the \"found footage\" of a mother's journal. We'll discuss some examples and aspects of this complex plot element.\n\nAre you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!\n\nWanna try it out first? Here's a free course in creating sympathetic characters.\n\nLearn more about making your story and characters come to life in the Building Bolder Scenes course.  \n\nSign up for our writing mailing list: Get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory\n\nSign up for our email list and get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory\nCheck out our Plot Blueprint website for more articles about the craft of writing. https://www.plotblueprint.com/\nJoin the Plot Blueprint Course!  http://bit.ly/plotblueprint\n"}