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?”