I tested Saunders' 9 Universal Laws of Fiction (not all passed)
BOOKFOX LAB. Get a mentor and join a community of writers: https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ COURSES: Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ EMAILS: Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ MY BOOK: Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Timeline: 0:00 The 9 Laws of Fiction 0:30 A.B.E. (Always Be Escalating) 3:14 Ruthless Efficiency Principle 5:15 Plot Your Book with Self-Contradictions 6:07 Ritual Banality Avoidance 7:30 Chekhov’s River 8:33 The Cornfeld Principle 9:37 Create Causality 11:06 Patterns, With Variation 13:09 3 Levels of Facts Every Writer Should Use

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