Today's Monday Plot Book Group (click to watch the video) covers four key scenes or, in the Universal Story, Energetic Markers that are found in every novel, memoir, screenplay.As early as possible, attempt to identify these four energetic markers and then allow the rest of the story fall into place around these key scenes.The energetic markers are:End of the Beginning SceneThe Halfway Point SceneThe CrisisThe ClimaxFor step-by-step guidance into pre-plotting your novel, memoir, screenplay, …
Pre-NaNoWriMo Character Considerations
As you decide whether you're going to dive into NaNoWriMo again this year and find yourself mulling over story and character ideas, keep the following in mind.An opening line or scene or conflict or dilemma may catch your fancy but rather than linger there for very long, take the inspiration you're given and stretch the ideas all the way to the climax of the story.In other words, constantly ask yourself what the climax scene may look like. In so doing, consider the traits the protagonist will …
Pre-plot for NaNoWriMo
Today's Monday Plot Book Group (click to watch the video) covers thematic significance or the deeper meaning of your story. It's never too early or too late to begin asking yourself:What does my story means to say? Or, if you plan on writing a story during November for NaNoWriMo, what sorts of themes do you find bubbling to the surface?For step-by-step guidance into pre-plotting your novel, memoir, screenplay, refer to:The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master For more …
Universal Story and the Mythic Journey
The Mythic Journey Joseph Campbell so passionately explored and shared with the rest of us and Christopher Vogler so brilliantly captures by in his book Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers is part of the Universal Story.The Universal Story is the heartbeat of the universe. It's in the undercurrent of every breath you take, every story you tell yourself, and all the stories you write. The Universal Story represents the story of one man changing and evolving as part of the bigger story …
Plot Help for Weary Writers
I've encountered another example of something I've wondered about for years.Rarely do I read a writer’s work before a plot consultation, other than the Character Emotional Development Profile for the main character(s) and the Thematic Significance Statement for the project. So, I can't prove this impression. But, I wonder if the writers who start out really verbal and attempt to tell me everything at once, write that way, too. In other words, is the first 1/2 hour of settling down into the plot …
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