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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Methods To Plot Your Novel

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Many people are gearing up to begin NaNoWriMo next month and so I thought I would share some awesome blog posts on plotting that I found. These are great tools for those who need a little punch in their plotting craft.

Kaye Dacus: Look What @Sherrinda Made Me Do
A look into Kaye's storyboarding/plotting while she is furiously trying to meet a deadline.

Erica Vetsch: Plotting and Pages
A look into Erica's plotting techniques.

Julia Reffner: Storyboarding for "Plodders" & "Mist Flyers", Storyboarding Part I
Great look into the benefits of storyboarding.

Cindy Wilson: Writing With A Formula (even if you are not a plotter)
A great tool for figuring out your story's main plot.

I would also recommend My Book Therapy's book, From the Inside Out...discover, create, & publish the novel in you. It is a great tool and very simplistic, and has worksheets to help you think through your story in the development stages. I love this book!

How do YOU plot out your story?

***Links are from my personal blog October 22, 2010.**
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 Sherrinda Ketchersid

Sherrinda is a minister's wife and mother to three giant sons and one gorgeous daughter. A born and bred Texan, she writes historical romance filled with fun, faith, and forever love.

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2 comments:

  1. Beth K. VogtOctober 29, 2013 at 8:01 AM

    I know I am at serious risk of sounding like the proverbial broken record ... but I love the MBT Book Buddy. Susan May Warren wrote this work-text, and it helps you plot out your main characters, your subplot and/or layer, your spiritual thread, your villain, your theme, story question ... everything you need to write a strong fast draft. I use it whenever I am starting a new manuscript!! It's a wonderful tool.

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  2. Sherrinda KetchersidOctober 29, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Beth, you can break that record over and over again, as far as I'm concerned. Seriously, it is one of the BEST things to help with plot I've ever tried! I printed it out and took it to Kinkos and had them spiral bound it...only about $5 the last time I had it done. Excellent tool, indeed!

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