Plot Your Way to Publication

Plot Your Way to Publication

By: Brenda Hill | Other books by Brenda Hill
Published By: Vanilla Heart Publishing
ISBN # 9781935407256
Word Count: 20,250
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Plot Your Way to Publication
A step-by-step method for building a successful storyline.

A compact writing course, this handy manual takes you from basic story idea to a solid storyline. Designed for the busy lifestyle, it's simple enough to read in one sitting, yet powerful enough to demonstrate the mysteries of story structure.

Contrary to myth, a good skeleton does not inhibit a writer's imagination; instead, an accepted structure provides the exciting changes that lead to story satisfaction.
Which is what your reader expects.
Today's readers are more sophisticated than ever before, and they instinctively know and expect certain things to happen in your story. If these incidents do not occur, the reader is often left dissatisfied and disappointed. Draggy, they may think. Dull. They may have purchased your first novel, but may hesitate to buy your next.
Don't let that happen!
After many requests, Brenda Hill has condensed years of teaching fiction into simple one-page chart templates. Not only does she explain structure, she gives examples of critical scenes and turning points and shows you exactly where they should be placed for the best dramatic effect. She even lists the scenes she used in her novels, Ten Times Guilty and Beyond the Quiet, on the included plotting charts as clear illustration of the techniques and methods. Blank charts for your duplication and use time and again included.

 
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Table of Contents


Foreword.....13
Introduction 15

PART 1PLOTTING
PreStory Steps 23
Characters 27
Character Charts
The Star 31
The Opposition 33
The Love Interest/Mentor 35
Supporting Cast & Walk-Ons 37
Story Question/Story Answer 39
Story Q&A Chart 43
Beginnings & Endings 45
Middle Wasteland 53
Dress Rehearsal 57
Plotting Chart
Plotting Chart Examples 63
Blank Plotting Chart 65
Scenes 67
Scene Charts
Scene Chart 1 73
Scene Chart 2 75
Scene Chart 3 77
Blank Scene Chart 79
A Word about Subplots 81

PART 2A FEW EXTRAS
Costuming, or Looking the Part 85
Worth Rehearsing 87
Writing Tips 89
Writers' Guidelines .. 97
Curtain Call 99

PART 3Ten Times Guilty & Beyond the Quiet Examples
Ten Times Guilty 103
Beyond the Quiet 109
Blank Charts 123


Plot Your Way to Publication
By: Brenda Hill
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