Plot & Structure Part 6
What is a scene? A scene as it pertains to a novel is the smallest most basic unit of organizing your story. We use scenes to build our stories one unit at a time. A good scene is like a …
Plot & Structure Part 5
Plot is the most common way to structure a story this includes diving your plot into the 3 act structure. However, there do exist stories that have no plot at all. This form of a plotless story works well for …
Plot & Structure Part 4
Following your main storyline, you are sure to discover one or more subplots within your narrative. As writers, we can use subplot as a way to structure your story in terms of creating a cohesive whole. There are a few …
Plot & Structure Part 3
Let’s look at one of the most common ways to structure a story; The Three Act Structure or Division. Most of us have, at some point, heard of dividing our narratives into 3 parts, the beginning, the middle, and the …
Plot & Structure Part 2
The outline of your story is like the skeleton structure. It’s a map that helps you see where you want to go one step at a time. The difference is your map is not permanently set you can add parts …
Plot & Structure Part 1
What is a Plot: A plot is the process of building your story, spinning your thoughts, and ideas into a worthy tale. The plot encompasses all the events and actions that happen in your story. It pushes the story forward …
Small and Independent Publishing Companies
Not all small and independent publishing are made equal. Today I want to present the story of how I almost got robbed as a precautionary tale and in the hopes of potentially saving others from falling in this trap. Like …
Finding Time to Write
People who knew I was writing a book would often ask me where and when did I find the time to write. My first book has been in the making for a long time. Some would argue too long but …
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Welcome Hello everyone and thank you for joining me in my little corner of the internet. Through this blog, I intend to share with you my author process. I am presently in the developmental editing stage of my first novel. …