This essay was originally posted to the writing community Get Your Words Out on April 23, 2020. When I volunteered to write this topic, it was as much to learn as to teach. For years, my opinion has been character=plot/plot=character; basically, you can't have one without the other. Researching this, though, has widened my perspective,… Continue reading Character-driven vs. Plot-driven stories
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Plotting using seven plot points
This essay was originally posted to the writing community Get Your Words Out on Feb. 26, 2019. Small edits have been made. When it comes to plotting methods, there are as many examples as there are writers. I've played around with numerous methods over the years, trying to find one that works for me, and… Continue reading Plotting using seven plot points
two Scrivener templates
This is something I've wanted to do for a while and finally got around to doing today. (Procrastination yay?) A few months ago I found or was linked to a plot outline template, intended to help the writer figure out the plot beats for stories that require specific word counts, such as most anthology submissions.… Continue reading two Scrivener templates