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Track Your Scenes on a Scene Tracker

Writers use a Plot Planner to pre-plot the overall story.

To inspire deeper scenes and another place to pre-plot is by tracking the 7 essential elements in every scene on a Scene Tracker

The following Scene Tracker shows how the first scene in Cara Black’s Murder in Montmartrelooks on a Scene Tracker:


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Take thePLOTWRIMO Pre-Challenge:

You have 1 Month, 1 week and 2 days to get a draft written in time for PlotWriMo. Beginning December 1st, follow the exercises on the Plot Whisperer blog to re”vision” and redefine the plot arc of your story. PlotWriMo is custom designed to ensure your success even during the busiest time of the year.
Begin 2014 ready for a powerful rewrite.
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The following resources support you in your pre-challenge:
1) Plot your story step-by-step with the help of

The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories

2) Read The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
named BEST BOOKS FOR WRITERS by Poets&Writers. The author provides insight on how to create works of fiction with powerful stories and focuses on how to devise a Universal Plot, plot lines and subplots, compelling scenes, and character transformation.


3) Refer to The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts: Easy Exercises to Get You Writing

for writing prompts for scene #1 to the very The End, one prompt at a time.

4) Watch the Plot Series: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay?on YouTube. Scroll down on the left of this post for a directory of all the steps to the series. 27-step tutorial on Youtube


5) Watch the Monday Morning Plot Book Group Serieson YouTube. Scroll down on the right of this post for a directory the book examples and plot elements discussed.


For more tips about how to use plot and the Universal Story in your novel, memoir or screenplay, visit:

Blockbuster Plots for Writers
Plot Whisperer on Facebook(we hope you “like” it)

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Plot Whisperer on Pinterest


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Knowing what to write where in a story with a plot reinforces daily writing practice and allows for more productivity in your writing. Whether writing a first draft or revising, if you falter wondering what comes next in a story with a plot, follow the prompts in The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts: Easy Exercises to Get You Writing.

Today, I write.

Written by:
Martha Alderson
Published on:
October 22, 2013
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