Tag: plot

  • Hunting Cookies and Plotting

    My current WIP bears greater resemblance to a tangled rat’s nest of ribbon and string than it does to any kind of ordered tapestry of all the elements of story working together. And you know when you start writing from the beginning AND the end simultaneously you’re really in trouble. So anyway, then I found…

  • Basic Plot Structure 101

    I’ve been obsessing over plot structure recently. And, I’ve made some discoveries and had some major “aha!” moments. So perhaps you can take a shorter route there, I’ve decided to try and share with you what I’ve learned about basic story structure. Plot Structure So, first we start with our lovely diagram (yes, I drew…

  • How Batman Saved My Book – And He Can Save Yours Too!

    I have been in the midst of stressing over rewriting and restructuring my book. It’s become an obsession, especially regarding the plot structure. Which is how Batman comes into the picture. You see, I took a bit of a break and watched the Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy. And by the time I got through Dark…

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