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3 Keys to a Good Mystery Plot
A good plot is like a tangled ribbon. The reader begins with a hook and follows the thread of plot through the story to the end. This is true with all novels, but is especially true for mystery and...
View ArticleBuilding Story From the Ground Up – Process Overview
Welcome back to this Writing Well Story Clinic on building story from the ground up. To get us started, I’d like to share two things. First, a disclaimer. DISCLAIMER This is not a one-size-fits-all...
View ArticleBuilding Story From the Ground Up – 1 Sentence, 1 Paragraph
Remember the process overview from the last post? I listed five steps in developing plot for your new idea. Single Sentence Summary Paragraph Summary One Page Summary Long Summary (4-6 pages) Chapter...
View ArticleBuilding Story From the Ground Up – The Plot Track – One Page Summary
The last time we worked on The Plot Track, we worked on the first two steps in the process: The single sentence summary and the one paragraph summary. I hope you had fun and made progress with your...
View ArticleBuilding Story From the Ground Up – The Plot Track – Four Page Summary
In the last clinic on The Plot Track, we talked about the one-page summary. That’s where you begin to develop subplots and introduce secondary characters, but the main focus is still on the lead...
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