21 articles on "plot"

Have You Tested Your Plot

Creative Writing Tips –Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better. Figuring everythi...

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Psychology as Storytelling - Part II

To qualify as a "psychological" plot, it must be:All-inclusive (anamnetic) – It must encompass, integrate and incorporate all the facts known about the protagonist. Coherent – It must be chronological, structured and causal. Consistent – Self-c...

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Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind

Creative Writing Tips –You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals immediately, what he’s going to do to overcome these problems etc...

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How Are You Plotting?

How Are You Plotting? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – Writing is a creative process and how every writer chooses to create, is individual to them. Likewise, with plotting, every writer plots at a level they are comfortable with. Some j...

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The One-Plot Wonder

The One-Plot Wonder by: Michael LaRoccaBack in the mid to late 1980s I was a security guard. The pay was lousy, but it gave me many hours in seclusion to write short stories and novels. However, I usually worked over 80 hours a week. No one can ...

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Have You Tested Your Theme Against Your Plot

Creative Writing Tips –How we usually begin the preparation stage in the writing process is…We think of an idea for a storyWe think of a suitable themeWe plotOnce we come up with a theme and we begin plotting, we have to s...

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Do You Know What A Plot Is?

Do You Know What A Plot Is? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything inc...

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Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?

Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won’t reach his goals imme...

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Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It?

Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It? by: Nick VernonCreative Writing Tips –The writer, who doesn’t have the time to plot, always finds the time to rewrite. Sound familiar? I’ve been guilty of this too, back in the early days of m...

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Do You Know What A Plot Is

Creative Writing Tips –What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same… They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything included. I will illustrate the difference by asking ...

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