Inciting Incident

Inciting Incident

This is where something big happens! Picking up from the previous post where we talked about the Intro, the next phase in the Seven Steps of Story Structure is the Inciting Incident. This part of plotting and writing your novel is a doozy. The character’s life...
Seven Steps to Writing a Novel

Seven Steps to Writing a Novel

Do you get lost in the middle of writing your novel … or just lost when writing, wondering what should come next? Discover seven steps that will give each part of your novel a purpose, link the plot to your character’s arc, and get you writing with a...
Characters First, Plot Second?

Characters First, Plot Second?

Think of the last book you read. What do you remember the most about it? Chances are, if you are like a majority of readers, you’ll mention a character. In fact, most readers even mention characters when writing reviews, like … “A fast read because the...
Is This a Good Idea for a Story?

Is This a Good Idea for a Story?

Don’t you wish you could know if a story idea is a good one? One that will be interesting and make sense before you get 50,000 words into an idea that goes nowhere? Ok, if you are a plotter, you might have an answer to this question! But what if you didn’t want to...

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