7 different ways to plot a novel
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Plotting a novel is one of the hardest parts of writing, but we’re here to help you with 7 different, yet very easy methods to plot a novel.
There are many ways to plot a novel, in fact, some people don’t even plot at all. However, at Jericho Writers, we believe that plotting is an essential way to write good book without coming across any unexpected character surprises, falling down plot holes or drifting off on a massive tangent.
The first part of this video focuses on taking inspiration from classic movie structures. It’s easy to write a book when you know exactly what is going to happen and when. So, follow these steps to ensure you’re writing a gripping book your readers won’t be able to put down.
If plotting in such a structured way isn’t for you, we’ll also give advice on the snowflake method and how layering your plot, either all at once or over time, will help you in building up the complexity level of your novel.
And, that’s not all. Watch this video now to find out why suspense and mystery are essential in every novel (not just crime).
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"The brain is not a storage device. It's a processing device." I found this profound not only for my writing, but for my life.
Speaking as a screenwriter, it's not really screenwriters that are dogmatic about the rules but producers. Hollywood is very strict because it's all about money and there are safe guidelines for doing it. But these often get confused for tenants of good-story-telling and often, a writer will be called a hack simply because he didn't introduce the main character on the first page, or his screenplay didn't pass the Bechemel test (whatever you call it).
Bechamel is a sauce, made of butter, flour and milk. So.....what ARE you talking about?
I do the what if method and I love it it feels like I’m reading my own book in my head and it helps make it more engaging for both the viewer and myself
Really great videos! They stop one being overawed by prescriptive persons who want to insist that there is only ONE right way to write. It’s the results that count.
Note that mystery is not necessarily in the past. Once I realized this, I could improve a lot on my WIP. My point is, if your hero is not a detective but, say, an inventor, it still is a mystery type novel, and the constant question is, how is this going to work, will this invention change the course of things.
I didn't think I WAS a plotter, but now I see that I work with the "what if" scenario. It doesn't change how I write but helps me understand my intuitive method. Thanks.
Thanks Harry. Your advice and tips are always much appreciated, as is the fact that you jump right in without waffling. Love your videos.
Excellent advice. Now, I can go back to my manuscript and check everything is working. Thanks so much.
You're welcome!!
Many thanks for the tips
These guides and tutorials are so helpful. I have so many ideas and typically no idea where to start but these are making things much clearer. Except now I really need to know what happened to Loretta Lampshade.
Great tips. Just as a side note there is a Save the Cat Writes a Novel book, which is the same idea of Save the Cat but adapted for novel writers.
Guess I'm inbetween. I like writing "loose" outlines so the major plot points are addressed but I still have room to improvise along the way.
This channel is one of the best for writers. Is it possible to change the POV in the middle of the story? From the first person to the third, because that’s the only way I see myself completing my manuscript to make it work.
It's YOUR book! You can do any damn thing you want.
Interesting...I didn't know there were so many different ways to write
there are mainly two ways of writing: with a pen or with a laptop. :) (just jocking )
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I think that was a strong cup of coffee
Excellent content
Thank you for your efforts
(However, the audio has too much ambient noise-sorry🙃, to put it hyperbolically, it sounds like you are sitting on the toilet... needs sound absorbing surfaces).
wtf........ I been watching writing vids for about 4 hours straight..... then suddenly, Flea from RHCP is telling me how to plot a Novel. I just love the B.C weed.....2020......
What on earth are you talking about? Fleas? Weeds before Christ? The Year 2020?
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