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Create a Compelling Plot with What-But-Therefore

Lynette Burrows — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

The simplest and most effective tool for creating a cause-effect, can’t-stop-reading plot is the WHAT-BUT-THEREFORE method.

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Writers: Pantser, Plotter … Roadster?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 13 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

William F. Wu states the pantser/plotter terms fit all writers to some degree. He started as a pantser and became more plotter-like.

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Creative Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas

Guest Blogger — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:21:00 +0000

Inspiration is a fickle beast. She strikes at inopportune times (3 AM, anyone?) then disappears.. Brainstorm your way to a better novel with these tips.

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7 MORE Plot Structures for Pantsers

Guest Blogger — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:40:00 +0000

John Peragine shares 7 MORE plotting methods to whip that novel into shape. Whether you are a plotter or a pantser, this post will help organize your novel.

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7 Plot Structures for Pantsers

Guest Blogger — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000

by John Peragine For NaNoWriMo, I decided it was time to write book two of my trilogy, The Secrets of the Twilight Djinn. I learned volumes by just finishing the first book of the series. Book one was a bit of a fluke (I wrote about it here and here) and I had to make […]

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10 Ways to Get a Stuck Story Moving Again

Kris Maze — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:40:00 +0000

Janice Hardy of Fiction University shares 10 tips for avoiding writer's block. Look at the key elements of plot, figure out what's missing, and get the words flowing!

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Tips to Up Your "What If" Game

Guest Blogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:11:00 +0000

Eldred Bird explains the "What If Game" for writers. This post includes the rules of the game (there aren't any!) and describes tools that can help.

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Visualize Your Novel Through Storyboarding

Guest Blogger — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:00:18 +0000

Paint a picture in the mind of your reader; they need to see what’s happening. A different way for you to accomplish that visualization in your novel? Storyboarding!

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Plot Up A Storm with the Team from WITS

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:01:28 +0000

You're working on your latest manuscript, or polishing the story idea you want to blaze into Word Glory during NaNoWriMo. This is your masterpiece. The story that will grab your reader and pull him into your world and through the story with you. It. Has. To. Be. Perfect. No pressure. We’re not here to give you […]

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The Origin Scene: Where Your Story REALLY Starts

Guest Blogger — Fri, 19 May 2017 11:01:07 +0000

Lisa Cron I had a lot of great questions this month, but Laura Drake’s question goes directly to the very heart – the foundation -- of your novel. She asks: “I'm stuck on The Origin Scene. Partially, I think, because it feels like if I get it wrong, the rest of my book is screwed. Any […]

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