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27-Step Tutorial: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay
ByMartha Alderson January 2, 2015July 29, 2025

The original The 27-Step Tutorial: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay?, viewed over 160,000 times, sprang out…

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Day #1 — Blog Tour for PlotWriMo: Revise Your Novel in a Month
ByMartha Alderson December 1, 2014

When: Starting today and running daily through Friday, Dec. 5th What: Blog Tour for PlotWriMo: Revise Your Novel in…

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How to Write Even When You Feel Uninspired and Down
ByMartha Alderson October 22, 2014

Every writer I know, it seems, is either preparing now to write a fast draft during NaNoWriMo, has…

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Pre-NaNoWriMo Pre-Plotting Tip for the Middle and End of the Novel
ByMartha Alderson October 16, 2014

When thinking / pre-plotting your story for NaNoWriMo, keep in mind that the middle is more than an…

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