SIMPLIFY THE WAY YOU WRITE-PLOT STRUCTURE

In any conversation if you want to drive someone crazy just say one word and be convincing, “Why.” It is an open-ended word with no end. Go ahead, have a conversation with someone and let them do all the talking. At the end just say, “why.”

By this time, you are saying to yourself, “What the hell does this have to do with writing?” Well, you’d be surprised. When writing a fictional story as a writer you want to create situations that beg the question why? Why did she do that? Why did he kill him? Why are they mad at the world?

A writer can build a book around why’s and misdirection. This comes back to your outline when creating your story. If you want to step it down even further here is a portion of an article written by Christine Fonseca in 2010 regarding Writing a Synopsis and Plot Structure.

This is about Plot Structure

Here’s a quick list of each of the stages and plot turns in a typical story:

• Opening set up – The MC is introduced in the “normal world”.
• Initial challenge – The problem the MC needs to solve.
• Reaction or new scenario – A new scenario occurs for the MC as a direct result of the choice the MC makes regarding that opportunity
• Mini Crisis – An event occurs that changes everything and a new goal is made
• Edge of Adventure – The MC works towards his new goal
• Point of no return – The MC fully commits to achieving the goal – to his journey
• Complications – The MC is tested and the stakes are raised as new complications arise
• Despair – The MC in despair as he hits a major setback in his plans
• Transformation – The MC pulls himself together to face the final obstacles to his goal
• Climax – The MC faces the final obstacle standing between him and his goal
• Resolution – The outcome of the final confrontation.

Now that the stages are clear, go through your story and write a sentence or two for each of these sections of your story.

As you can see, before you jump into writing your novel or story simplify it first. If you do this you will be very happy with the results.

• Buying seeds for your garden is the idea for a book.
• Planting is the Plot Structure, watering is your outline.
• In your outline, you can never over water.

• Watching the story grow is when you begin to write and you keep writing until you finish.

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