Plot with Character: How to Plot Your Novel and Achieve Character Arc in 40 Scenes (The Plot Chronicles Book 1) by Katherine King

Author:Katherine King [King, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Worksheets to Write By

The following worksheets are designed to streamline your plotting and character needs. You can flesh out an entire novel by filling out these pages.

These worksheets are the result of years of study, reading many novels, studying many masters, and teaching writing and structure to other writers. They reflect the generic and some specific elements required to form a novel and can be used to plot any type of novel-- but speak best to novels that follow a sequential format. To see structure applied to specific genres, check out my other short books on writing that offer helpful worksheets that breakdown the structure. If you are writing romance, you may find The Love Plot: How to Plot Your Romance Novel helpful (ebook and paperback). It offers detailed plot structure outlines for romance in general and one for category romance in particular--the two protagonist per chapter format with specific scene needs. If you are writing fantasy, you may want to read The Plot Fantastic: How to Plot a Fantasy Novel in 40 Scenes. It specifically addresses the hero's journey and elements particular to the fantasy genre.

The worksheets included here can get you from zero to draft in thirty days or perhaps less. Fill them out. There are many options listed within the scene breakdown. Spend time mulling over your options, fill in the blanks, then write a novel that does what you need it to do. Work.

If you spend 3 days filling this out and then 28 more writing the story at 1800 words per day, you will have structured and written a novel in a month. One that could be a polish or two away from being ready for submission. You don't have to make your novel fit the worksheet exactly. Make it your own. I repeat some tension elements within the worksheet. Those are there for suggestions. Use your writer's discretion. Move things around if necessary. See where the story takes you. And write.

Go on, amaze yourself.

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