Welcome to Day Eleven.
In order to achieve the best results from this 2nd Annual International Plot Writing Month, I advise scrolling down to Day One and working your way back to today. As I have explained earlier, this month is completely different in tone and approach to the process you recently used to complete your project's first draft.
Now, rather than give into the mysterious and mystical process of allowing a story to develop, this month is devoted to a more methodical analyzation of the ideas and scenes you have already processed. Whereas the first draft often relies heavily on faith and patience, this month, we ask you to take what you have created and revise it into a form that is satisfying to a reader.
The magic that came in draft one is for you the writer. What comes in subsequent drafts is for the reader.
As for Day Eleven, I am undecided what to cover next: the Beginning (1/4) or the Middle (1/2)?
While I wait for inspiration, I will summarize what we have covered thus far.
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By: Martha Alderson, M.A.,
on 12/11/2009
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By: Martha Alderson, M.A.,
on 12/11/2009
Blog: Plot Whisperer for Writers and Readers (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Check off what you've accomplished:
1) Managed NOT to read your manuscript -- Day One
2) Filled out a Character Plot Profile for your protagonist and major secondary characters and antagonist, if a person -- Day One
3) Printed a hard copy of your manuscript and insert in a binder -- Day Two
4) Made a list of scenes you remember in your story -- either as plot points or just a list of the events themselves -- Day Three
5) Listed themes touched on in your story -- Day Four
6) Plotted the major 3 - 7 scenes/event on a Plot Planner -- Day Five
7) Considered how the major scenes/events are linked together through Character Emotional Development and Dramatic Action and Thematic Significance --
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I like that emphasis that re-vision is creating a new vision for where our work goes. Hard work, but exciting too.
Thank you for guiding us through the re-thinking process, Martha! Great idea to post this list with links to all the daily assignments. It would be nice to have something like this for the grand finale as well!