The Fundamentals of Plot
When
Saturday January 18, 2014: 2:00pm to 3:30pm Add to Calendar / Add to Google Calendar
Where
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
For Whom
Adults And Teens (Grade 6 And Up)
Description
Many beginning writers are confused about plot and how to put all of their thoughts into a coherent novel. Many writing classes ignore plot altogether. But it is actually the plot—what happens next?—that keeps the pages turning.
Local science fiction writer Margaret Yang discusses how to structure a novel or shorter work; how to see the “big picture” story arc; how to start and end a story in the right place; and how to avoid common writing traps like infodumps and other dull spots.
Participants will make a five-sentence outline that will provide a blueprint for a story. Once writers understand the fundamentals of story structure, they will never again be stuck or wonder “what happens next?”
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