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A joy working with a writer who looks to the end of her story for clues as to what belongs in the beginning.
Do you know the ending for your story?
How many books have you written from the
beginning all the way to the
end?
Would you call yourself someone who finishes what she begins? Someone who achieves her goals?
When do you predict you will finish the story you are working on now?
The Crisis of a story hits about 3/4 of the way through the page or scene count and marks the highest intensity scene in the entire beginning and middle of the story. On the plot planner, this highest point signifies the dramatic action plot though keep in mind it is the lowest point in the story for the character emotional development plot.
The crisis can be thought of as the climax for the antagonist.
I've got two new videos on the youtube Plot Series: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay. One talks about the scenes building up to the CRISIS and the next one discusses the CRISIS SCENE itself.
I am under a deadline for a new book that I have been patiently waiting to reveal while the negotiations for the contract are finalized. I am thrilled to be asked to write my passion and excited for the chance to tell you about it and am having a ball writing it but find that with that and everyone and their mother requesting
Another example of what I call the "magic of writing." I just love it when this happens!
In going over scenes with a writer, I ask for the
1/2 way mark / recommitment scene and lo and behold, the scene she tells me about fits the recommitment parameters perfects. She did not consciously write it that way but she also did not get in the way of letting it come naturally.
I find the less our egos interfere and the more clearly and cleanly we can act as a conduit for the muse, the more "magic" like this occurs.
Brings about a pleasing read for a reader and movie for an audience when these natural moments are let to shine.
If you do not have a draft of a story written, follow the steps outlined this month to generate ideas for one now.
I appreciate how we each desire to be heard and at the same time fear that what we have to say has no meaning. Desire and fear drown out the muse. Do what you must to silence your ego. Listen to your story instead.
Every story has its own unique energy. At the same time, everything around us follows a similar path. We are born, challenged, come to fullness, and die to who we were. Within the greater pattern, a similar version repeats itself innumerable times throughout our lives.
Today, using the scenes/events you generated on
Day Three, let the energy of your story alight on the pattern itself with the help of the
Universal Story. Below is the template. More information is on
Blockbuster Plots for Writers.
Plot:
Try for all 7 of the following
or
3 scenes/events At the Least (*)
(Do NOT refer to your manuscript. Use the scenes you generated yesterday. No more than 7.)
- Scene, moment, conflict, dilemma, loss, fear, etc. that forces protagonist to take immediate action -- Inciting Incident
- Scene or event that symbolizes the end of what was. The protagonist's goal shifts or takes on greater meaning and turns the story in a new direction, l
By: Martha Alderson, M.A.,
on 10/5/2010
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Yes, better get some planning in before you start. That brilliant idea can lead to years of drafts because you haven't put thought into it before starting.
Doesn't mean you have to blueprint the thing down to the scene length -- each writer works differently. What it does mean is that you'd better know where you're trying to get before you take that first step on the road. Otherwise, which direction on that road do you take?
I always know the beginning and the end of a story. It's the stuff in the middle that changes on me, but everything usually comes together. I've written and rewritten 11 books this way. I'm anticipating that my current WIP will be finished in another month. Thanks for all the useful sites.