How to Revise Your Novel Outline and Advance Your Plot
When you first outline your novel idea, you probably have a rough idea of its plot line to begin with. Therefore, you should expect to [Read More]
Plotting
Recommended Reading for All Writers
I’ve read a ton of books on writing, plotting, planning, characters, dialog, description and anything else pertaining to writing. I have another ton on my [Read More]
5 Easy Steps to Plotting Your Novel
It is a truth held to be self evident that writers at the beginning of a story will always procrastinate. I’ve known writers who are [Read More]
Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?
Creative Writing Tips When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. [Read More]
How To Gather Ideas, Turn Them Into A Novel – & Finish It
In her third article for Writers & Artists, Nail Your Novel author Roz Morris gives her advice for researching and developing your book ideas. Writing [Read More]
Sanderson 2016.3 – Plotting
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Brandon Sanderson’s 2016 Semester at BYU: Creative Writing, Lecture 3: Plotting This video is a mirror of the materials posted by user camerapanda. [Read More]
How to Plan, Write, and Develop a Book: Organizing Your Book: How I Learned to Love Scrivener
Books become unwieldy fast. Unlike a poem, essay, or short story, a book may generate thousands of pages by the time it’s revised down to [Read More]
The Perception Gap: Using Character Perspective to Propel Your Plot
Your characters’ views of the world can do much more than simply define who they are. Here’s how to use character perspective to propel your [Read More]