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 …
Pre-Plot for NaNoWriMo
Begin pre-plotting your story for NaNoWriMo with the 1st exercise in The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories.By creating a character transformation and evolving all three major plotlines over the beginning, middle and end of the story, you're left with a bird's eye view of your story. Turns out this exercise is intense to some writers and daunting to others, so much so that a writer friend declared the workbook the Ph.D. program for writers. …
Plot Question & Answer (Halfway Point)
Question:I've read three of your works: The Plot Whisperer and Workbookand Blockbuster Plots: Pure and Simple and have enjoyed your approach.In a recent post, you write about the difference between Crisis and Climaxand give ample illustrations in your books.However, many writers on the craft refer to "the mid-point reversal", an event that sends the hero toward the crisis. Something has to happen at the mid point that changes the plot or the character and a new goal comes out of that.In your …
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