The Ultimate Plotting Tool
Dan Wells 7-point plot system, combined with Save the Cat, added the Scene-Sequel strategy, and wrapped in the 3-Act structure.
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- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
Not Going for the Easy Drama
Jim and Jan are in the parking lot.
They’re both lonely.
They’re both sad.
They’re both frustrated and fed up with their circumstances.
- Dec 18, 2015
- 3 min
On Star Wars and Killing Your Darlings
So kill your darlings. Kill them dead and don’t look back. Don’t be George Lucas.
- Oct 23, 2014
- 4 min
Quidditch is a Metaphor
Why include the sport if you hate writing it? Must be some other reason for it to exist…
- Apr 2, 2014
- 3 min
On Disappointing Endings and Who Owns the Creation
Until that book is published, until the tv show airs, until the movie premiers, that story belongs to the creator.
- Nov 18, 2013
- 3 min
Storytelling Tips from "Melissa and Joey"
We all know books that have been a huge success but have been riddled with problems, things that make most authors tear their hair out.
- Oct 10, 2013
- 4 min
Nicholas Sparks, Sexism in Publishing, and Love Tragedies
Here are the problems with this situation and how Sparks is a contributing factor:
- Apr 18, 2012
- 6 min
Why You’re Wrong About YA
First of all, YA isn’t a genre. It’s a category. Within the YA category, every genre conceivable exists, just as it does in Adult fiction.