Tomorrow begins International Plot Writing Month and you are joyfully invited! Visit the Plot Whisperer blog here everyday throughout December to revision the plot of your story.Every December for the past five years, I've dedicated the Plot Whisperer blog to helping writers ready for a major revision and for those who simply wish to improve the plot of their stories. Follow daily exercises to re"vision" and redefine the plot arc of your story. PlotWriMo is custom designed to ensure your success …
Finish Your Story in a Month with a Flourish
Resist the temptation to rush through writing the end just to finish your story. Use wisely the few days that are left to you this month (keep in mind you can continue writing in December to finish your fast draft all the way to the end while at the same time taking part in PlotWriMo).The beginning quarter of your story informs the end and the end informs the beginning. Forget all you've written of the middle for now. Focus on the how the beginning and the end thematically support each …
Benefits of Pre-Plotting
A writer just tweeted that because of the pre-plotting she did, she was able to complete NaNoWriMo one entire week early! Great news. Who knows what she'll find during PlotWriMo? The important thing is she has a rough draft of her novel completed. Cause for celebration!A pre-plot is simply a rough plot plan with key scenes mapped out for both the character emotional development plot and the dramatic action plot with some thematic elements identified and including perhaps the romance plot. The …
Bookstore Book Launch Party Idea
Want a sure way to entice book lovers to attend your bookstore book launch party? Promise cake (a thematically-true cake). They will come!I learned this tip from my friend and writing coach Teresa LeYung Ryan. She brought a flat cake to every bookstore on her first book tour. Friends and fans left with a book(s) and a full stomach of cake.I took her idea one step further and decorated the flat cake with a fondant cover of the book I was promoting -- first for the The Plot Whisperer: Secrets …
2 1/2 weeks into Writing a Fast Draft in a Month
By now, you have written the Beginning 1/4 of your story, the End of the Beginning scene, and are now firmly in the exotic world of the of the Middle.Yesterday, you wrote the Recommitment scene and today you started in on writing the 2nd 1/2 of the MiddleThe exotic world of the middle is controlled by antagonists. Create and use as many antagonists as you can to interfere with her forward progress and challenge her long-held beliefs.NaNoWriMo Schedule:11/21 -- Write the Crisis(For additional …
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