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Plotting a Book Made Easy

December 10, 2018 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment
plotting a book

Plotting a book scares a lot of authors. Developing characters and planning a book outline intimidates a lot of writers as well. But, honestly, none of these things are scary. They’re fun. Really. The key to plotting a book, or planning a book outline, if that is how you prefer to think of it, is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Characters, Plotting, Writing Craft Tagged: book outline, character development, plotting method

What is The Hero’s Journey?

May 9, 2018 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
what is the hero's journey

What is The Hero’s Journey? It depends on who you ask. To a writer, it’s a plotting method. To fans of mythology and folklore, it’s a narrative pattern that human storytellers have followed since we had human storytellers.  Which brings us back to why writers use it so much as a plotting method. What is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Plotting, Writing Craft Tagged: plotting method, The Hero's Journey

The Venn Diagram Stage of Writing- Finding Theme

March 6, 2015 by Guest Post 1 Comment
Plotting organizing your writing

by Elisabeth Sharp McKetta I’ve long had good luck dividing writing into distinct stages and forcing them not to mingle: first there is the brainstorm stage (usually takes place on hikes or in the shower, but occasionally in the middle of the night when I wake to feed the baby). Second there is the compost … [Read more…]

Posted in: Plotting, Theme, Writing Craft Tagged: how to plot a book, planning writing, plotting, plotting method, Theme, venn diagram, writing books

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The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
by Christopher Vogler

The Writer’s Journey explores the relationship between mythology and storytelling in a clear, concise style.

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