Tag: structure
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Every story needs a Protagonist, but not many authorities tell you the best way to create one. I’m a fan of K.M. Weiland and her book: Creating Character Arcs, …
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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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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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I can’t even count how many hours I’ve spent searching for and looking at Character Forms, Character Profiles, Character Sheets, Character Worksheets … you name it, I searched for …
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After Forming the First Plot Point in my series Rough Story Arc, we’ve come to the point of pondering the First Pinch Point. This will be a turning point …
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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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Following up on last week’s article Developing the Story Hook in my series Rough Story Arc, we’ll now discuss the Inciting Incident. What exactly is the “inciting incident”? The …
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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 … …
