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A Plot is a Plot is a Plot
Fail to plot, plot to fail. If structure is the thing that gives substance to your story, then plot is structure’s show-off fraternal twin. The two are tied together (conjoined twins, maybe?). Plot consists of all of the happenings in your story; the things that take your inciting incident all the way to your resolution. The defining factor of what is plot and what is filler is cause and effect. Plot is Propelled by Cause and Effect Each scene should have a cause, and each scene should have an effect. This is what propels your story forward. If you have a scene that has no story cause and has no…
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Are You a Plotter or a Pantser?
Do you have a solid idea of what you will be writing when you sit down? Have you spent oodles of time thinking about it, writing ‘off the page’? Or do you have a solid structure in place? Are You a Plotter or a Pantser? I can type until the end of time about the strengths and weaknesses of plotting versus pantsing. That’s been done to death. So I’ll just give you a short overview. Basically, plotting means that you have your structure all mapped out. You know what your Main Character will be doing in this scene and the next and the next. J.K Rowling is a plotter. Pantsers…
