Plot Consultant

The Universal Story Works for Artists and Poets and Dreamers, too

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Her studio is organized. Everything tidy and in its place. She states what she wants -- to paint again. Unlike lots of creative people who are wildly disorganized, she is compulsively fastidious. Her house is vacuumed... about 350 times. All the dishes, laundry and shopping are done. So why isn't she painting? I repeat back to her that she wants to get back into painting. To help bring order to the creative process and tame her fears, I encourage her to make a Plot Planner. You mean that …

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Pros and Cons of Pre-Plotting a Novel before Writing

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Do you take as much pleasure in planning your vacation as you do enjoying yourself once you're actually away? Or, are you apt to jump in the car and head out with only a vague sense of where you're going? Rather than bothering with the details of how you'll get there or when you'll arrive, you simply go? Perhaps you're a bit of both -- you enjoy putting a plan in place with enough flexibility to do as you please once you arrive. The reason I ask is because your answer may shed light on how you …

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An On-line Transformational Book Group

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I've been studying how fictional characters change and transform in stories for nearly thirty years. When I began teaching the transformational plot pattern repeated in every great story, I started seeing the same pattern emerge in the lives of the creative people I work with. Writers who start a novel with much vigor and hope frequently flounder when met by obstacles, both internal and external. Vulnerable to harsh critiques and rejection, sensitive artists tend fall ill, sometimes with serious …

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7 Steps How to Plot Your Novel and Your Personal Goals

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Requests for plot and transformational consultations are streaming in from around the world with people's' fervent expressions. This is the year I'm passionate to finish my novel. I promise to change. I'm hell-bent (determined to achieve something at all costs) to succeed. Before you begin any resolution, first plot a plan. Following are 7 steps how to plot your novel and your personal goals whether they be to: meet a writing deadline plot a publishing strategy create something …

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Two Summer Writing Workshops for Novels and Picture Books

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Join Literary Agent Jill Corcoran and me for one or both of two summer writing workshops for novels and picture books. Both workshops will take place on-line so wherever you are in the world, join us from the comfort of your own home.  1) Novel Writing Intensive - Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult All Genres All writing levels Intensive limited to 8 writers 8 Weeks In this 8-week on-line program, Jill and I will provide feedback as you develop/refine your novel concept, characters, …

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