plotting a novel | plotting a novel
Sep.04.2012
Whenever I complain over the fact I seem to need at least ten or twelve years per book, I nearly always hear these words of comfort — “But of course. You have to do all that research.”
At first I’m tempted to agree — after all, the person is trying to help me out. But the fact is, it’s nowhere...
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Aug.24.2011
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is how to plot a novel. It's a good question! I use a variety of techniques to get me through that process, and it's a little bit different for each book. But I usually begin the same way, with a stack of unlined index cards and the germ of an idea....
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Aug.14.2009
The following is the letter I wrote to the brave group of folks who started–and yes, finished–books with me last fall. I thought it might be useful to anyone gearing up to write a book. If you want to join my group, check it out HERE.
Dear Book Writers,
Why a Frame? Why are we starting with plot...
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