Comments on: 7 Unstoppable YA Plot Ideas to Make your Novel Fabulous

By: @AuthorKarenTodd

@AuthorKarenTodd — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:14:38 +0000

Love this. Concise and helpful. Thanks!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:09:17 +0000

I don't write YA, but I LOVE these!!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:08:51 +0000

In reply to christopherlentzauthor. That's so great that your daughter is writing! I'm glad you are sending her to posts like this. :-)

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:24:43 +0000

While YA is not my genre, the ideas can be applied to many other genres of fiction. Thank you for sharing.

denise

By: Kris Maze

Kris Maze — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:20:33 +0000

In reply to Eldred Bird. Bob, I'm glad you can see the value for other types of writing. YA crosses any genre, but simply has more focus on the protagonist's experience. Good characterizations and plotting structures will help any type of writing. The difference with Maslow is that they usually would hint at the top half of the hierarchy due to the protagonist's age. Adult novels would typically go further in the levels for a satisfying arc. I know you have a few books in the works right now and hope all goes well on the publishing side. Kris

By: Kris Maze

Kris Maze — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:13:59 +0000

In reply to christopherlentzauthor. Hi Christopher, It's fantastic that your daughter is starting to form stories and I hope this can be useful. I like having different forms to help make a satisfying story and many times they overlap with other sciences. Kudos to your daughter and to you for sending her resources! Kris

By: Eldred Bird

Eldred Bird — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:25:04 +0000

I don't write YA, but a lot of these tips can be applied to any genre, especially Maslow's hierarchy. Great post, Kris!

By: christopherlentzauthor

christopherlentzauthor — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:56:27 +0000

Wow! I wish I had this post about five years ago. It's a keeper for sure. I'm working with my daughter who's taking a first step into the storytelling word and you can be sure I'm forwarding your insights to her. They are sure to help her focus her thoughts and plot an engaging, complete and makes-sense novel. Thanks.

By: Kris Maze

Kris Maze — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:15:05 +0000

Thanks, Vanessa! It's good to go back to basics if a character arc isn't quite right. I hope it can give you some writer inspiration for the day. 🙂

By: Vanessa G. Foster

Vanessa G. Foster — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:58:22 +0000

Thanks for these ideas and great examples! I hadn't thought to use Maslow's pyramid when thinking about character growth.