Lesson #3: Introduction to Plot

Plot. Plot. The word that sends tingles of excitement and fear up and down your spine. This month (March, 2016) we’ll be covering the ins and outs of this frightening-and-simultaneously-exciting facet of creative writing. First, we’ll discuss plot as a whole (lesson #3 and lesson #4). Then we’ll get into the nitty-gritty and discuss beginnings […]

Lesson #5: Beginnings (Act One)

About Beginnings The beginning of a story – and especially a written manuscript – is probably the most important part of the skeleton to catch your reader’s attention. If a reader does not like the beginning of a book, most of the time he/she will put it down. It’s very rare that a reader, reading […]

Lesson #18: The GMC Chart

(Note: At the end of this post is a downloadable GMC chart.) So this lesson will be relatively short (hopefully) because you will need to try it out on your own – and because Kayla did such a great job with the introduction of the subject. *** But before we go any further – I […]