Today marks the final day of the 4th Annual International Plot Writing Monthalso known as PostNaNoPlotPerfection aka PlotWriMo for writers intent on crafting a story that is pleasing to the reader and perhaps on finding a bit of enlightenment along the way.
Thank you for visiting and following along. I’m pleased to hear the information has helped so many of you prepare for your next rewrite and that you’re confident and ready to begin writing in the new year.
Tonight after all the festivities of saying goodbye to ’11 and greeting ’12, before you fall asleep, see yourself tomorrow going through each step of the writing ritual you imagined for yourself during yesterday’s assignments. Really see yourself writing, for even longer than the time you scheduled. Ask the “powers that be” to help support your efforts in the morning and to show you in ways that only the great beyond is able to that you have been heard…
If you fell behind on the re”vision” of the overall plot arc of your novel, memoir, screenplay or simply wish to follow along with the International Plot Writing Month anytime of the year you wish, click HERE.
If you wish to deepen your understanding of the Universal Story and learn how it assists you in writing a novel, memoir, screenplay, click HERE.
If you wish to deepen your plot at the scene level, click HERE.
Continue to visit here for inspiration as I unwind from plot consultations and comment on the problems writers confront in their process and offer tips to keep going.
My intention is and always has been to help support writers to keep at the business of writing.
May all your dreams come true next year…
(***Click on the highlighted plot concepts for novel, memoir and screenplay examples and further explanations via video. Each time a concept is referenced you are directed to new information about the Universal Story and plotting a novel, memoir or screenplay.)
To familiarize yourself with the Universal Story and the basic plot terms we use throughout December:
1) ReadThe Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master(Now also as a Kindle edition)
2) Watch the Plot Series: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay?on YouTube. A directory of all the steps to the series is to the right of this post. 27-step tutorial on Youtube
3 Watch the Monday Morning Plot Book Group Serieson YouTube. A directory the book examples and plot elements discussed is to the left of this post.
For additional tips and information about the Universal Story and plotting a novel, memoir or screenplay, visit:
Blockbuster Plots for Writers
Plot Whisperer on Facebook
Plot Whisperer on Twitter
Blockbuster Plots for Writers
Plot Whisperer on Facebook
Plot Whisperer on Twitter
How great is this, Martha?! Picked up The Plot Whisperer after 'happening upon' it during the Nanowrimo event. Have been spinning my wheels with a novel for almost three years now. Working in multiple pov to further complicate my life…used your plot planner just this morning, and then 'happened upon' this blog entry! Is the Universe speaking, or what?! I'll be following right along all month. My group has given me an edict…and your work is definitely the vehicle I need! Feeling very inspired, and empowered now! Thank you!
Many thanks for offering such great advice. I worked through the steps. They helped me a lot to understand and see my story more clearly. Happy New Year!
Gorgeous! Thanks!
very good post! need to say you did a great job and i really appreciate it!
Martha,
I started a novel in 1996, finished the Beginning, and never could enter the middle. I brought my "stuff" out of the attic last summer, and believe that with your Plot Whisperer book and other aids, I can at least get a first draft done for the middle and end. The first few days of PlotWriMo were revelatory for me. Then my big kids came home from school, the holidays swooped in, and we left town on Christmas Day. I have been looking so forward to getting back to PlotWriMo, just substituting January for December. Now I see the days/steps of PlotWriMo aren't accessible. Is there any way to access the content or am I SOL until December 2012?