Category: Step 1.4 Plot
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Amplify Your Main Plot: How to Create Your Plot Map (Part 3)
During the development phase of your novel, it’s okay to let your characters have their way with the narrative, but then organize the storyline with a plot map.
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Fiction Writers: Map Your Plot Structure and Weave Together Subplot Threads Like a Pro
Plot structure covers more than the main storyline. Bestselling authors often include one or more subplots. I’ll share my favorite subplot pattern and then show how you can use plot structure to make your writing life more interesting and fun.
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Friday Feature: Cook Up a Killer Plot
Feature Friday: Use this handy infographic to remind you how to give readers what they want.
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Writers: Design a Killer Plot Based on the Recipes and Ingredients of Bestsellers
Viable stories use time-proven principles of storytelling: characters, plot, theme, and structure. But what goes into a designing a killer plot?
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Top 6 Character Arc Design Tips for Writers Who Want to Give Readers the Emotions and Story Resolutions They Crave
Your readers want a story that supplies the emotions they crave and provides a satisfying resolution, so like bestselling authors, incorporate both into your character arc design! Character Arc Design Challenges Incorporating riveting emotions and satisfying resolutions into your character arc design is not as easy as it sounds because writers must balance characters, plot,…
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Create and Structure Your Plot
The main plot is a thread of crucial events that comprise the narrative of what occurs within the story (i.e., the cause) and the result (i.e., the effect). Create and structure your plot with 7-Step Storytelling tools.