What opening lines would you write about this photo for a mystery story?
Monday Sparks — Writing Prompts: What’s the Plot?
Monday Sparks — Writing Prompts: What’s the Plot?
How would you write the opening lines for a plot for a romance involving rain boots left out in a storm?
Monday Sparks — Writing Prompts: What’s the Plot?
In August, I will focus on plot in our writing. And my prompts will borrow from an activity we did at an ACFW chapter meeting. We each brought a food for lunch. The writing exercise after lunch was to work a randomly selected food and genre into a story. I had to write a thriller… Continue Reading →
Writing Tip — How to Structure Your Plot
As we investigate how to plot this month, here’s link to a wonderful post “What Kinds of Plot Types Exist Besides the Three-Act Structure?” on Jill Williamson’s site, Go Teen Writers. This post is chock full of links that lead you to explanations of other plot structure. The one I find the most intriguing is #9 “List… Continue Reading →
Examine Your Settings for Plot Points
When building your plot, be sure to examine your settings for plot points. Or if you are stuck at a certain point in your story, analyze your setting to see if it can provide inspiration. Take a look at the photo above. What aspects of this setting could help you develop plot points? It’s dark,… Continue Reading →
