Plot Planning

Factors to Consider When Writing a Book Series

All novels require research and planning, but if you intend to write a fiction series, this calls for extra considerations to be made during the planning, writing, and...
- Author Learning Center
Factors to Consider When Writing a Book Series

All novels require research and planning, but if you intend to write a fiction series, this calls for extra considerations to be made during the planning, writing, and...
- Author Learning Center
The Storytelling Process for Video Games

Many people, even video game players themselves, will say that the games do not have stories. But they absolutely do, explains writer and producer Craig Miller. As a...
- Craig Miller
Structure, Structure, Structure: How Mastering Story Structure Can Help You Write Faster, Avoid Writer's Block, and Make Your Writing Look Pro

What separates good novels from bad? What turns a page-turner into a snoozer? What turns your protagonist from someone readers deeply care about to someone they couldn...
- Derek Taylor Kent
The 5 Elements of Plot

In fiction, plot is defined as the series of events (action) that make up a story. Most plots follow a structure known as Freytag’s triangle, which has five basic elements...
- Jeanne Lyet Gassman