Tag: plots

Forming the First Plot Point

J.J. Hartly | February 26, 2017

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

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Developing the Story Hook

J.J. Hartly | February 12, 2017

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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Rough Story Arc – Structuring Your Novel

J.J. Hartly | February 5, 2017

This week I’ve been reading Structuring Your Novel and working on my own Rough Story Arc for my stories. If you’ve not realized it from my posts and

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The Proper Care (& feeding) of Your Plot Bunny

J.J. Hartly | January 22, 2017

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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Three Act Structure

J.J. Hartly | March 2, 2014

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