Sanderson’s Three P’s of Plot
From his Free Writing Course online, we bring you Brandon Sanderson’s Three P’s of Plot. Fine advice for the budding […]
Plotting
Posts on plotting a story
Changing Point of View
When I accepted the fantasy novel challenge, I didn’t bargain on changing point of view at the end of drafting
Murphy’s Twenty-four Chapter Structure
Four books in progress and the main crutch is Derek Murphy’s twenty-four chapter structure holding them all together. Without structure,
The Plotter versus the ‘Pantser’
It’s said that writers fall into two types: the plotter versus the ‘pantser,’ more politely described as a ‘discovery writer.’
Arcs, Pacing and Plotting
Do you sit in front of the TV or a book and admire the character arcs, pacing and plotting? Just
The Legacy of the Rings
What I call Tolkein’s Legacy of the Rings doesn’t kick-start the fantasy genre. It originates in the roots of story
In Medias Res
‘Starting the story in the middle’: that’s the Latin term in medias res. The Greek playwrights understood it well. Don’t
Seven Elements of Story Structure
Another way to think about plot is Joe Nassise’s Seven Elements of Story Structure. Last seen at [2022’s] Plot Forest
Pixar’s Twenty-two Rules of Storytelling
Storyboard artist Emma Coats compiled a list on Twitter of Pixar’s twenty-two rules of storytelling. It’s not a new list
Do The Worst Thing
There’s a piece of writing advice which goes ‘do the worst thing to your protagonist you can think of.’ Taken