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What is a Plot Board?A Plot Board is a tri-fold board divided into a three-act structure to represent your story. You use post-it notes to list all the scenes …
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Aren’t you the Main Character in your life’s story? In fiction, the Midpoint Crisis is when the Main Character has a confrontation which leads them to realize their Main …
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Are you a Pantser? Pantsers ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ when writing with no outline or idea where the story will take you, you just let it …
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Not THAT wizard named Harry! This article is about Harry Dresden, the wizard of the Jim Butcher book series, The Dresden Files. Harry Dresden happens to be a supernatural …
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So below you’ll find what I worked on this week … it’s a great online writing resource that I suggest you take the time to check into: http://bit.ly/nownovel I’m sharing …
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Having just left the Inciting Incident from my series Rough Story Arc, I’m now learning to form the First Plot Point. The First Plot Point of a story is …
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This week I’m going to follow-up on last week’s article: Rough Story Arc, I’m going to do a little series on breaking down the individual components of it … …
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Do you use the Three (or Four) Act Structure in your writing? While I’m sure you’re aware of how to use the Three Act Structure with a beginning, middle, …
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This week I’ve been plagued by a lot of little plot bunnies and found it hard to work on my current stories. What exactly is a Plot Bunny? …
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In his novel, Plot & Structure, James Scott Bell uses the three act structure as his basis. He further breaks down the acts into Beginnings (Act 1), Middles (Act …
