A summary (+ worksheets) of a novel plotting method developed by Youtuber and indie author, Jenna Moreci.
Writing Method: Plot Structure by Jenna Moreci (Printable Worksheets)
Writing Method: 3 Act/9 Block/27 Chapter Outline by Kat O’Keeffe (Printable Summaries)
A summary of the comprehensive outlining method developed by Youtuber and writer, Kat O'Keeffe.
Writing Method: Making a Mess by Me :)
The writing methods summarized in this series were actually in preparation for this entry. Since my method is a concoction of the methods previously mentioned, you might find it useful to refer to them first: Part 1: Writing Method: Snowflake by Randy Ingermanson (Printable Summaries) Part 2: Writing Method: 7-Point System by Dan Wells (Printable Summaries) Part 3: Writing Method: Writing …
Writing Method: Writing into the Dark (Pantsers) by Dean Wesley Smith
There are numerous books out there on writing from a plotter’s perspective. So I thought, for fun, why not look at what’s been happening on the other side of the coin? What are the pantsers up to? From the pantser’s club, we have well-known authors like Stephen King, George R.R. Martin and Nora Roberts. You …
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Writing Method: 7-Point System by Dan Wells (Printable Summaries)
Last year, Dan Wells, author of "I Am Not A Serial Killer" went over a story structure he found in the "Star Trek Narrator's Guide: Roleplaying Game", which he renamed as the 7-Point System. He generously shared his PowerPoint presentation which can be found here (which includes 2 story examples), but as usual, I felt having a summarized …
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Writing Method: Snowflake by Randy Ingermanson (Printable Summaries)
Randy Ingermanson is a theoretical-physicist-turned-author who uses the same left-brain logic from his first career to organize his right-brain's creativity when writing a novel.  He is famously known for his novel structuring process called the Snowflake Method. I find the method to be interesting and helpful, but the actual article expounding it a bit long-winded (approx. 3,500 words in …
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