Advice and Articles tagged with plot
Fleshing Out Your Plot
You have started your story, you have the main ideas but how should you flesh it, how should you add meat to the bones? Continued...
The Plot Skeleton
Whatever you call it, the plot skeleton is what will hold up your story if you know how to use it—or cause it to collapse if you don’t. Continued...
Bringing Your Plot to a Good Resolution
As mentioned in the Fleshing Out Your Plot article, you should let your story end when the action comes to a close. Continued...
The Golden Rules for a Good Plot
Everyone wants to know the secret behind amazing novels. While Scribendi.com's editors can't provide you with a guaranteed, best-seller formula, they can offer a few basic tips. Continued...
Show 'em Your Shorts
Editors love short stories. At Scribendi.com, we admire the authors who produce these mini manuscripts, what with their complete plots and well-developed characters. Continued...
Plot Structures for Books in a Series
We get a lot of writers who try to "explain away" the holes we point out in their plots by claiming, "This is a book from a series." This is not an excuse for turning out a volume that is full of holes in its own right. Continued...
