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To Outline or Not to Outline
How to Write a Novel: Step by Step Plotting your entire novel is an enormous undertaking. A lot of percolating about your story has gone on before you are ready to take on such a mammoth task. Or, you may decide that outlining is not for you. Let’s look at the options. In the writing world, much controversy surrounds the plotter versus the pantser approach to writing a novel. Plotters are those writers who love to have every plot point, well, plotted, the narrative arc firmly charted, and the scenes organized. Plotter style Plotters are those writers who love to have every plot point, well, plotted, the narrative arc firmly…
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Step By Step
Check back soon for the next step in which I will address the topic of outlines. Are they a good idea? Are they necessary? And if so, how does one go about creating such a beast? Writing Prompt: Using the picture below as inspiration, write a scene in which your character ends up on a roof, reading. Where was she going? Why is she on the roof? What book does she have in her hand? Why is she smiling? What if…
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How Do You Know If A Story Idea Has Potential?
People often ask,"Where do you get your ideas?" As Neil Gaiman says, the ideas aren't the hard bit. IDEAS ARE EVERYWHERE but...How do you capture that idea?