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Plot Lesson #1: Back to Basics (3 Act and Freytag)
Writing a novel or a story is a lot like setting out on an adventure all your own. When you first start out, you’re like the fresh-faced young hero eagerly racing out of his little village of fine comforts and throwing himself headfirst into the glory of the day!
But, just as it does for our characters, this doesn’t last long. You soon find yourself tired and hungry, and that the trail was much further and steeper than you thought it would be, but you’re committed, and so trudge on you must.
It is only when you open your bleary sleep-deprived eyes and look around somewhere near the midpoint that you realize…
I have n
How to Build Characters to Believe in
If you're anything like me, then the first thing you look for when you pick up a book is a good character to connect with. Someone to relate to, to share experiences with. Someone… to believe in.
But how to you create such a character as a writer?
Now bear in mind that I don’t just mean a believable person, that’s a start of course, but this goes beyond making sure your characters are well-balanced between their talents and their faults. What I mean is, a character to root for, whose cause and internal quest makes us believe in him, in his ability to overcome his own demons and so save the day in the wider world.
This mig
Genres Classified by Action, Character, or Plot
In this first installment about Genre, I quickly cover a quick list of Genres categorized by Plot Structure, and whether said plots are Action-Based, Plot-Based, or Character-Based. Later I will get into other Classifications, and then I will expand into each of these plots and their related tropes and conventions with individual entries. There are other categories as well that can be mixed in and blended with other genres, these are Setting, Mood/Emotion, Style, and Demographic.
This list applies to FICTION ONLY!Direct the Action: Plot StructureTHE HEROIC PLOTS: Action based, Many Exotic locales, High movement; Emotion of Excitement, and i
How to define your Plot in a single sentence!
How to effortlessly define your Plot in a single sentence
(Originally taken from Caroline Norrington’s Scrivener Template)
The one sentence summary is your novel’s dramatic question in a nutshell. If you develop your story through the 'snowflake method’ it is the starting point, while I’ve actually never used it, I still believe it's one of the first things you should do as soon as you've gotten together your key concepts. It is also a useful tool for writing your synopsis, query letters, and pitching to agents. It gives you something to focus your plot development around and simply crystallizes it in a way that thr
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