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The Secret to Story Conflict
Do you struggle to provide enough conflict in your stories? Do your scenes sometimes seem a little boring? In this post, I’m going to share a simple tip to help make your scenes more interesting.
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What Are Plantsers?
In today’s post, we’ll be talking about plantsers. These are hybrids of the plotters and pantsers, and they’re on a spectrum rather than extremes like the other two. Plantsers usually plot out some things but dive into writing sooner than plotters do. However, they still stick to some kind of outline, differentiating them from pantsers.
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What Are Pantsers?
Today, we’re talking about pantsers. A pantser is someone who writes “by the seat of their pants.” In other words, they just start writing and go where the story takes them. Often, pantsers will have a few scenes or story elements in their head, and they connect those dots together as they write.
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What Are Plotters?
In case you didn’t read my previous post in the series (or you need a refresher), let’s define today’s post subject. A plotter is someone who outlines—or plots—their story from start to finish before they begin to write it. These are the type of writers who hit all of the plot points and story beats,…
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Intro to Plotters, Pantsers, and Plantsers
Have you ever looked at another writer’s process and wondered if you’re doing it right? There is a lot of debate about plotters vs. pantsers… so who is actually correct? Should you meticulously outline everything, or dive head-first into writing? Or maybe you should find a balance between the two…
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The Negative Arcs
Today, I’m introducing you to the final type of character arc… the Negative Arc. If you haven’t already read my earlier posts on the Positive Change Arc and the Flat Arc, you might want to check those out before continuing to read.
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The Flat Arc Resolution
And now that the main conflict has been done away with, all that you have to do is wrap things up. This is where your Resolution will come in handy.
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The Flat Arc Climax
Pretty much everything in your story is going to come down to these few pages. In the time between the Third Plot Point and the Resolution, the pacing is going to get faster and faster. The pieces are going to fall together. It’s the final showdown between the Truth and the Lie—the confrontation between the…
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The Flat Arc Third Plot Point
Since the Second Pinch Point, things will go pretty well for the MC as they move towards their Goal. However, there is an ominous sense that it’s not going to be this easy… and they’re right. Before they know it, they will plummet into the deep hole called the Third Plot Point.
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The Flat Arc Second Pinch Point
In between the Midpoint and the Second Pinch Point, things start going well for the MC. They’ve gone from reaction to action, and they’re finally fighting back against the antagonist. Perhaps they defeat some of his goons, discover a clue to his hideout, or find out more about his identity. They’re getting closer and closer…
