Fiction Plots & Pacing
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Index cards and colored pens can help you keep plots and subplots straight, and give you a whole-story view of your novel. more...
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By: Adair Jones
By familiarizing yourself with the underlying structures of the best stories, you can create stronger, more compelling plots in your own work. more...
Fool-Proof Plots for Short Stories
By: Blair Hurley
Use the ABDCE method to write an effective short story and keep down plot problems. more...
By: Vickie Britton
There are several ways a work of fiction can begin in the writer's mind. Some stories spring from an idea or theme, others from an interesting character, still others fro more...
The 3 Points of View in Writing
By: Vickie Britton
This article describes the three points of view and which ones work the best for writing mystery, thriller, and other types of fiction novels. more...
By: Vickie Britton
The most difficult part of writing a book is planning ahead of time where it will lead. That is why a good plot outline is so essential. more...
Fiction Writing Tips: Story Grid
Don't know where to start? Here are some exercises and tips to getting the good stuff down on paper. more...
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