Category: Step 2.1 – Story Spine
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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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Amplify Your Main Plot: Build a Story Spine for Each Story Plot to Enhance the Overall Narrative (Part 2)
As writers, we don’t dream of writing a simple narrative. Instead, we fantasize about creating a blockbuster like Toy Story 3. Together, let’s look at what one of the best scriptwriters in the film industry already figured out about story plot.
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How to Create a Book Trailer with Canva Pro
Alfred Hitchcock once said, “What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.” A book trailer gives potential readers a thrilling glimpse of your novel to maximize interest. Because of advances in technology, you can easily create a book trailer with Canva Pro. I’ll share the how-to steps based on my current work…
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Stuck Trying to Turn a Premise of a Story into a Plot? Do This Instead!
If you’re stuck trying to turn a premise of a story into a plot, do this instead: build a story spine.
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Add Stakes to the Story Spine
You can add stakes to the Story Spine process and simplify the rapid crafting of one or more novels in a series.
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Build a Story Spine
When you build a Story Spine, it’s what supports a well-constructed narrative. The Story Spine is a multifaceted writer’s tool, enabling you to improvise a narrative quickly, identify what it’s about, and edit a bloated draft.