A fantastic subplot -- both riveting and taking place in an exotic locale -- spans from the beginning of the Middle to nearly the Crisis toward the end of the Middle. Based on the proposed length of the book, she has nearly 7,000 words left to write to reach the beginning of the End.The writer begins to integrate a minor subplot that has wandered from draft to draft without a firm place in the historical novel the writer envisions and without any real purpose. Still, the writer clutches fast and …
Interwoven Plot Lines
A writer has developed a complex dramatic action plot with terrific pacing and lots of excitement. Often he struggles when asked why the protagonist does what he does. He becomes especially flummoxed when the probing deepens. Yes, the protagonist takes the action he takes to advance the dramatic action. What in the protagonist's character emotional development makes that action real to him and him alone? The particular writer I mention here is a male writer writing a dramatic action-driven …
A Case of Subplot Overload
Subplots reign in the Middle (1/2) of novels, memoirs, and screenplays. Developing a few is a good tip if you find yourself slogging through writing the Middle and tempted to go back and begin again. Keep in mind: too great a proliferation of subplots confuse the splendor of the primary plot. A character-driven story set in the exotic worlds of the Ivy League and Wall Street. Dysfunctional and self-abusive behaviors based on the archetypal back-story wound of having witnessed and taken part in …
Dedicated Writing Time
The next video in the new Plot Tips series is up for your viewing pleasure and for the first time, I'm attempting to embed the video so you can watch it here without having to travel to YouTube. A dedicated writing time is essential for anyone intent on reaching her writing goals. Writers write. Wanna-be writers talk about writing. 1) Read The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master (The companion workbook is coming this summer and available for pre-order now ~~ The Plot …
Two New Plot Series Up on Vlog
I went to upload the first video in a new Youtube plot series -- Plot Tips -- only to discover 3 videos I had filmed for a different new plot series -- Plot Glossary -- never uploaded and had completely forgotten about.So... I'm happy to share with you two new plot series for your viewing pleasure.My plan is to upload a new video for each of the two plot series every Tuesday.Next week:Plot Tips Series covers Plotting Out Your Writing Time Plot Glossary Series gives the definition …
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