Comments on: 7 MORE Plot Structures for Pantsers https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kathryn Beck https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147258 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 18:08:25 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147258 Working backwards, the novel I'm currently querying falls in the W plot strategy, the one I'm currently editing would fall in the Dan Harmon strategy. As a pantser it's super interesting that there was somewhat of a methodology behind both --Thank you!

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147248 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:49:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147248 In reply to John Peragine.

It does. It's pretty straightforward for what's needed in the romance genre.

]]> By: John Peragine https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147233 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 08:37:37 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147233 In reply to dholcomb1.

Does it work well for you?

]]> By: dholcomb1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147228 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:42:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147228 The Gwen Hayes Structure is along the lines of what I do. I also have some craft books which have similar structures.

Thank you.
Denise

]]> By: jamesr403 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147226 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 02:33:01 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147226 Wow! John, they're all interesting. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147225 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:36:07 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147225 I probably run closest to the W method. I can't write a story in a linear fashion so I've learned to just write all the scenes I know and then apply a combination of 3-act structure and the W model to smooth everything out. If I had to tick all these beats out beginning to end on the first run, I'd never finish anything!

]]> By: John Peragine https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147224 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:41:46 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147224 In reply to barbdelong.

Thanks for sharing that Barb- I did mention Jami Gold's Romance beats in last months post- but this tool is brilliant. Thank you for sharing!!

]]> By: John Peragine https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147223 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:40:22 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147223 In reply to tiffanyyatesmartin.

Thank you so much Tiffany. I hope in the new year to share other resources and tools for writers that are practical and easy to use.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147222 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:03:49 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147222 In reply to barbdelong.

I hadn't seen that part of the tool, Barb. That's awesome! I always wonder if I'm "hitting my marks" correctly. 🙂

]]> By: John Peragine https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/12/7-more-plot-structures-for-pantsers/#comment-147221 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:49:09 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=41494#comment-147221 In reply to Ellen.

I tend to lean toward Hero's Journey- it is the embedded LOTR reading as a kid I guess. I read them over and over. It's sometimes hard to watch movies with others because I am predicting what is going to happen next based on that structure. It is used A LOT in epic cinema over many different genres. This holiday season I have seen commercials actually playing on the Romance Plot structure- https://www.facebook.com/LumeDeodorant/videos/291301642146699/ It is worth a watch- it is brilliant.

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