#book plotting

[2soulscollide]

30 DAYS NOVEL WRITING CHALLENGE

hey! today i bring you guys a kinda hard challenge. so, how does it work? idk

basically, all you have to do is to follow the grid (each square corresponds to a day), and by the end of it you have written about 11k words of your new novel. sounds fun, right? oh, exhausting, too...

the main goal is to speed up a little and help you get started on your new book (like when you have an idea and reallyyy want to start developing it but have zero motivation).

if you want to share daily (or once in a while) updates about how this challenge is working for you, feel free to use #30soulscollide or tag me in your post! i'd love to hear some feedback from you guys about this and please let me know if you'd like something like this in the future! <3

the challenge (image):

maybe you want a list? here you go:

write a summary of your novel / idea

draft the main character(s)

write a paragraph about each relationship

draft the side characters

brainstorm dramatic events and plot twists

define the narrator & tense

draft the world / environment

create a playlist (now we're done with the plot)

write a summary of act 1

write a summary of act 2

revise your characters & settings

write a summary of act 3

list all the events in your story (in order)

write a paragraph for each chapter (act 1)

write a paragraph for each chapter (act 2)

write a paragraph for each chapter (act 3)

write 800 words

write 900 words

write 700 words

write 1k words

write 800 words

write 500 words

write 1k words

write 700 words

write 900 words

write 1k words

write 600 words

write 800 words

write 1k words

write 900 words

i really hope you like this challenge and that you find it useful. also, i am working on a new notion template (i might post it by the end of this week or next week!) stay tuned <3

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[tinyangrygnome]

It's never just a drizzle, it will always pour.

I know why I'm sick. There's nothing they can do. I'm just supposed to wait it out.

No thank you! I'm going out from something cool, something interesting, something I get to decide.

Imagine if it was mercury poisoning? Or, or, oleander? You know, like in that book?

I want, I need at least one aspect of me to be memorable.

#fiction #book plotting #your choice #bad news

[jessylostherpen]

For those of you unfamiliar with the terms “pantsing” and “plotting” when it comes to writing, a short explanation is that when you pants a story, you go in with very little anticipation about how the story will happen or sometimes even how it will end. With plotting, you create a plan of what will happen before drafting the story.

Now, I have pantsed and I have plotted when writing.

With pantsing I have felt the excitement of realizing I’ve surprised myself with enough evidence to support a plot twist I didn’t see coming until I wrote it. It’s an amazing feeling and I don’t knock anyone who chases that feeling in their writing.

But let me tell you something as I’ve become a plotter: there are few things that give me such deep satisfaction as watching how the threads of my story come together while I am purposefully weaving them. When the smallest detail that a reader might see as insignificant is something I placed there because it has a purpose. When I are trying to give them something specific in a scene and have to decide how obviously to present it. It’s a stage production I am setting up where the actors bring their own life to it, but I still set the scenes. That type of intention is empowering.

So if you hesitate to try plotting because it might be boring, I’m one writer encouraging you to give it a try before dismissing it entirely.

#book plotting #pantsing #writers life #writing advice #writing #storytelling #plotter #pantser

[seth-kia]

hot writing tip: the first draft is just for making things happen. actions, plot points, dialogue, movement. describe what's happening in the scene as if you're watching it go down

all the other fun stuff, sentence structure, overuse of the word 'to', style and metaphor, all that shit goes after things have Happened. that's when you go from a visual translation to an emotional transmission. you can't pull a reader into a scene if the scene is disjointed and doesn't make sense

yknow that poem interchange, i cannot for the life of me find it right now but something along the lines of "we all write poems about war, but in the end, all that blood wasn't beautiful. it was just red."

first draft, make the blood red. make it pretty later. write the poem later.

#writing #writing tip #fanfic #fanfic writing #plotting #plotting trick #book plotting #draft #drafting #drafting tip

[ataurusinabookshop]

I wanna make a villain love interest with soft dark hair, pretty eyes, feminine features, tattoos, round glasses held by a thing decorative chain, and op powers with a yandere type of crazy personality but still has a friendly charm to him.

Question is what is he(an eldritch god? An unseelie king, a dark mage? A demon monster??) and what would the plot be?

I’m kinda getting vibe for a dark fae with a “he who shall not be named” type of reputation and since it’s “mer-may” there could be a little mermaid deal going on…

#booklr #bookish #books #bookworm #booknerd #book nerd #bibliophile #books and libraries #book recommendations #book boyfriend #book plot #book plotting #book concept

[killemwithkillness]

08/11/2023 | Worldbuilding

I used to dread worldbuilding. It was just another thing on my plate. But going back over what I already have written and plotted is making me realize how little I know about my own book's world. Pressuring myself to finish this book fast has

Not worked at all

Been a motivation killer

Deprived me of the genuinely fascinating task of creating a rich world to surround my characters and support my themes.

Worldbuilding is a character in itself. And I am learning to love it like the others.

#debut novel #debut writer #writing #worldbuilding #character building #plotting #book plotting #political fantasy #fantasy #fantasy book #fantasy writer #fantasy writing

[homeofwyrm]

I'm giving Anastasia a try, on the fence

#art #the locked tomb #tlt #anastasia the first #Anastasia the ninth? #She is literally so important to the plot of these books and we get like three sentences of secondhand lore about her

[firedragon1321]

#writing #writing memes #writing community #character death #i was just listening to a song for vibes #and then #PLOT TWIST PLOT TWIST PLOT TWIST #don't mourn for that character she had it coming from a book ago #tw gun #and ofc this is the fallout of a battle i didn't write yet yay

[pangur-and-grim]

-_- apparently the cut-off for this thing I want to submit to (which closes tomorrow) is 70k words, and I’ve got 67k

I need to think of three thousand words of bullshit to pad this thing. like a chapter where everyone goes for coffee, or something. 

#if this book is ever published #and the plot grinds to a halt midway through while the characters play a prolonged game of Uno #you know why #book

[deception-united]

Writing Tips Master Post

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Creating Distinct Characters

Suicidal Urges/Martyr Complex

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Character Voices

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative:

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (More)

Transitions

Pacing

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Miscellaneous:

Overcoming Writer's Block

1000 Follower Special

Writing Fantasy

Character Ask Game

#masterlist #masterpost #writeblr #writing #writing tips #writing advice #writing help #writing resources #author resources #writer resources #creative writing #character writing #character development #plot development #narrative #book writing #writers block #writer stuff #writer things #deception-united

[thecryptkeeper]

im gonna piss my pants

#and the fact this is a plot from a book the op read like yall rlly have the literacy taste of a bot fly

[laney-rockin]

It's canon that Spock likes to fuck with people and pretend he doesn't know human sayings just so he can make people explain it to him.

And then Kirk just knows when Spock is serious or is just being difficult and obtuse on purpose. They're married your honour.

#star trek #jim kirk #spock #star trek tos #tos star trek #tos spirk #star trek novels #double double #tos kirk #tos spock #this book is so fun so far #the plot is interesting #and the spirk is also kinda spirking #which it always should be #kirk calling spock 'difficult' is so funny #cause it's like calling the kettle black

[thatsbelievable]

#Conversations I Have Had With Edgar Allan Poe #Edgar Allan Poe #literature #books #poem #poems #writers #writing #writer #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #authors #author #vampire #vampires #Bram Stoker #Dracula #yes this is the plot of the movie FRIGHT NIGHT #Jerry Dandridge #Peter Vincent #Charlie Brewster #Amy Peterson #Evil Ed #Oh Edgar #PSA don’t drive a stake in anyone’s heart #unreality

[kooldewd123]

one of the funniest underrated parts of animorphs to me is the fact that time travel is a surprisingly common plot point, and yet it kinda gets glossed over because it almost never factors into the story in a way that actually matters. like. jake dies crossing the delaware but gets better on a technicality. there were aliens on earth at the same time as the dinosaurs but the asteroid got them too. time travel is a known phenomenon that the andalites have studied, but we don’t actually get any explanation for it because ax was distracted in class that day. everyone went back in time 24 hours and then died and forgot everything. two separate members of the main cast are different varieties of time anomalies and really the only effect it has on them is tobias getting over his family issues. jake is shown a prophetic vision of a world where the yeerks win and we just never get an explanation for what the fuck that was about. every time time travel is brought up, it contradicts at least one other time travel plotline. this is the series that taught me to never take time travel seriously in fiction and i can’t thank it enough for that. this is hilarious.

#i think the only time time travel actually significantly impacts the plot #is in the seventh book when the ellimist shows them the future #and they use those visions to figure out where the kandrona is #there's also the whole thing with tobias and elfangor of course #but the ellimist's time shenanigans are less important than the actual familial connection #animorphs #idiot teenagers with a death wish #koolmathgames.com

[seth-kia]

Writing thing that's helped me a lot in my wip: I call it the rule of three (not witchcraft but honestly it works just as well).

If you want the reader to notice something important, point it out three times. That goes for everything.

Example: you need to foreshadow the enemy hiding in the protagonist's ranks?

Throw in three small clues saying "something isn't right." Maybe they know something they weren't told, or are missing during an important scene--if you have it down three times, the reader will be more likely to believe they're the villain later.

Another one, have a character arc you want to highlight?

Show their growth in three different scenes. I have a character that shows up from the start as a snarky asshole, but I needed him to connect with the others. So I wrote three scenes: one telling why he was rude, one about the good he's capable of, and one on his ability to truly make those connections.

^ as a side note, it makes further positive actions by this character believable, if he's proven to have grown beyond "asshole"

Want to really highlight that Chekhov's Gun you planned? Mention it three times. Plot twist in the making, and you want it believable? Plant three clues.

You can always add more later, but the rule of three helped me make new connections within my plot. Yeah, your first draft is supposed to be shitty, but if you need new ideas or you don't know what to write next? Look back at the seeds you planted, and ask how they should grow.

that's all for now, Kia out

#fanfic #fanfic writing #writing trick #writing tricks #writing tips #plotting trick #book plotting #it's been an absolute lifesaver honestly #writer's block #writerblr #writer #writing #creative writing

[dyed-indigo]

believe it or not i am reading

[ID: A meme redraw of a quote-retweet with Scum Villain characters.

Luo Binghe @/shizunliker: you see me chasing you down wyd (Attached art of Luo Binghe running on Chinese rooftops while scowling)

Peak Lord Shen Qingqiu @/peerlesscucumber: Killing myself in front of you to forever change our bond and the trajectory of our lives. End ID]

#ID by princess-of-purple-prose! thank you :) #i'm like halfway through book 3 of svsss rn #so i'll probably be done reading the main plot and starting on book 4's extras on tuesday #depends #sorry i didn't wanna shade this though. and i used a stock photo bg #anyway #scum villain's self saving system #svsss #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #ren zha fanpai zijiu xitong #had to look at the front of the book to remember the chinese title #my art #fanart