...because plotting takes a capital P.

I'm planning on doing a series of posts (not necessarily consecutive) about plotting, because it's such a huge topic and there are so many different ways to do it. I'm a firm believer in having a chapter outline of some sort, whether it's a sentence in summary or a spreadsheet of details. But I'll start with ( Read more... )

 Here's my best piece of advice for this part of the novel ( Read more... )

 Yes, I'm a sucker for alliteration. Sue me.

I've heard people say that writing a novel is like pregnancy. I've heard others say it's like running a marathon. I say it's like going on a diet.

The idea of a diet is a fantastic thing. For days, maybe weeks, you walk around your house, thinking of the foods you're going to eat and the exercises you're ( Read more... )