SPECIAL NOTE:I'll be at HoneyRockDawn all day.Shreve, a NaNo Rebel, is my host (and most cherished individual -- read deeply into her post to find out why! and favorite writer).She gives tips as she prepares of NaNoWriMo AND she is offering a 3 free copies of The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories giveaway until Saturday.Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo Plot Tips:Step 1 -- The Importance of Character TransformationStep 2 -- Pre-plot Tips for NaNo …
NaNoWriMo Antagonist Development
Question: I'm wondering if it's required to have a physical antagonist in a story. My character's main antagonist is herself, and I have more unnamed antagonists and obstacles but I think I'm floundering for lack of a more specific enemy; with a face and a name and a past.Answer: Emphasis is given to the protagonist's character emotional development because the transformation a character undergoes is critical to writing a great story.Yet it's important to remember that the protagonist is only …
PWWorkbook Giveaway + Free Plot Consultation
SPECIAL NOTE: I'll be at Seekerville all day today.Sandra is my host.Her editor waits for her manuscript. The ending doesn't work. She signs up for a consultation and generously shares her experience of the writer's side of a plot consultation AND she allows me permission to talk about her work in the post.Plot tips abound.In celebration of Seekerville's 5th birthday bash, Sandra is giving away a 1-hour free plot consultation to one lucky commenter.In keeping with the celebration, I'm …
Too Much of a Good Thing
She's crafted a terrific beginning.The first quarter of her story introduces all the major characters within high-action scenes filled with noise and chaos and humanity, and all thematically linked and masterful.The exotic world of the middle provides fascination physically by the look and feel and taste of the settings, emotionally by the needs of the characters and spiritually by the disintegration of their tightly held bands of control.However...In the beginning of the middle, the …
Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo — Step 2
SPECIAL NOTE: I'll be at Writer Unboxed all day today with more tips about pre-plotting for NaNoWriMo.Stop and comment to win a free copy of The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories.(Click to read Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo - Step 1) Coming Soon! The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts: Easy Exercises to Get You Writing . Available for pre-order now. Ships 12/12. More Plot Tips: 1) Plot your story step-by-step with the help of The …
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