The handout below is from a plot talk at the recent San Francisco Writer's Conference: Plot for Middle Grade and Young Adult …
SCBWI Plot Retreat Notes
Today is my mother's 93rd birthday and, as family and friends assemble, I steal this moment, desperate to imprint a lasting record …
Cause and Effect in Plot
Without cause and effect there is no plot. Without cause and effect, events are simply episodic happenings.Writers who write by …
All Writers Need Plot
On my way to this weekend's SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) writers retreat, I stopped by my sister's …