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Plot from the End

March 23, 2015 By Martha Alderson

Learn how to write from the beginning as you plot your story from the end.

Writing for discovery benefits creativity and, without a clear idea of where your story is taking you, can quickly lead you astray. Rather than for months wandering down dead-ends and dark alleyways, plot your story from the end to the beginning as your write from the beginning to the end. Writing from the beginning and plotting from the end supports both your logic and your imagination.

As you write forward, constantly ask yourself who your protagonist is at the end. What is she doing at the Climax and why? The more different your character is at the end to who she shows herself to be at the beginning, the greater her character arc, growth, change and transformation. The greater her change, the more satisfied your readers will be.

Visualize the end action of a story and how it ties to the beginning and the middle. Then deliberately plot from the end by deconstructing who the character becomes due to the conflicts and learning that takes place in the middle.

As you plot from the end, keep writing from the beginning. Eventually the two shall meet.

Benefit from tips and prompts how to write and plot the rough draft of your story. Follow The 27-Step Tutorial: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay? online video program from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace.

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