New year
New beginnings
New story
First, Plot
3 Steps How
In 3 easy steps, learn how to plot a new story.
1) Brainstorm how all three major plot lines in your story evolve from the beginning into the middle and all the way to the end of the story, focusing first on the Energetic Markers
2) Imagine how your protagonist’s traits change / transform over the course of your novel as a result of the dramatic action. Use that to create a transformation summary for the protagonist of your story
3) Jot your notes on a Plot Planner for a broad view of your story
Strive for story ideas that keep the suspense and curiosity high with clearly defined goals and ticking clocks. Scenes linked by cause and effect. Provocative themes explored. Historical details / exotic locales and unusual lifestyles and breath-taking occupations.
Terrific! Right?
Though the dramatic action plot stays true to the structure of the Universal story, the character emotional development plot is devoid of its most important element = no character transformation in the end. None. Not one character. All the characters are exactly the same at the end of the story as they started out in the beginning.
Don’t let this problem befall your story.
Begin pre-plotting with the ultimate character transformation in mind. Start there.
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