Plotting a New Story: Some Thoughts

A few notes off the top of my head about plotting…

1.I love that feeling you get when you look at the blank page and think of all the possible ways you can mess up your characters lives. Then, after you’ve put them in those horrible places, you work like hell to help them fight their way through obstacles and bad times to eventually find their way back to the hope of a happily ever after.

2. I spend (have spent) a great deal of time reading books on the craft of writing. I’m a big believer...