Description
Tips and tricks for the methodological plotter.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EllenBrock
The Four Writing Types
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryQEZImm6Y&t=381s
Story Structure Links
My New Series on Structure: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30t62w5RC2tbc7AMvq8nwQ2jD1dqqBhO
27 Chapter Story Structure: https://livingwriter.com/blog/27-chapter-method-made-easy
Blake Snyder's Book Save the Cat: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Last-Book-Screenwriting-Youll/dp/1932907009/ref=asc_df_1932907009?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79852087642111&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583451663503089&psc=1
Save the Cat Writes a Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Writes-Novel-Writing/dp/0399579745/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=0399579745&psc=1
Blake Snyder's Online Movie & Book Breakdowns: https://savethecat.com/beat-sheets
Blake Snyder's 10 Story Types: https://savethecat.com/get-started#1565320976960-801b8d68-8842
Larry's Brook's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Engineering-Larry-Brooks/dp/1582979987
Story Structure Template (beat sheet) examples:
https://jamigold.com/2012/02/how-to-revise-for-structure-part-two/
https://www.creativindie.com/plot-outline/
Characterization
Big Five Personality Traits: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422
Myers-Briggs Personality Types: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Scene Structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9NfAOllKos&list=PL30t62w5RC2vl_JtqaqsjwlIt0_IXu9ax&index=2&t=55s
My core/essential videos for learning novel writing are listed here: https://ellenbrockediting.com/novel-writing-essentials/
All of my video topics and other resources are listed here: https://ellenbrockediting.com/videos-and-other-resources/
0:00 Introduction
2:14 FIND THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PLOTTING
6:23 AVOID POINTLESS OR INEFFECTIVE WORKSHEETS
8:50 CHARACTERS' PERSONALITIES
11:57 DEFINE THE CHARACTER ARC
14:13 DON'T LEAVE TONE TO CHANCE
17:19 BRAINSTORM MULTIPLE PLOT TRAJECTORIES
18:29 BE HONEST ABOUT WHETHER A PLOT POINT WORKS
22:08 CONSIDER SCENE LENGTH
23:34 PLAN THE SCENE STRUCTURE
25:11 WHEN YOU'RE STUCK ON THE OUTLINE, EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM
27:53 UPDATE YOUR OUTLINE AS YOU WRITE (OR AT LEAST BEFORE YOU EDIT)
29:02 EDIT THE OUTLINE BEFORE THE NOVEL ITSELF
30:16 START REVISIONS BY LOOKING AT THE PLACEMENT OF THE PLOT POINTS
31:56 DON'T PANIC WHEN YOUR VOICE ISN'T STRONG IN THE FIRST DRAFT