Here's a link to a post I wrote on why character is not plot. I'm thinking about plot a lot lately because I struggle with it so much and because I see other writers struggle with it so much. You have to be able to do a lot of things to get novels published and plot is one of them. But plot was hardly mentioned at all in any of the writing classes I took in college. I think part of that was most of the teachers didn't understand it and part of it was they thought it didn't belong in a discussion of "serious" fiction. But look at the best books. They're good stories first. All the other pleasures come out of that. There are a few that are primarily about other things, like language, but these are the exception. Most good and great novels are good stories first.
Here's some thoughts on plot and character:
http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2015/05/character-is-not-plot-by-brian-yansky.html
Also, a new video for my novel, UTOPIA, IOWA. Thanks for watching.
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Random thoughts on the art and craft of fiction writing
By: brian yansky,
on 5/12/2015
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