Status Updates From Plot & Structure: Technique...

Alina :(

"I only write when I'm inspired, and I make sure I'm inspired every morning at 9 a.m."

kembali ke Bab 1, setelah punya buku fisiknya.

plot intensity rating = genius! going to map/graph this in my current book to see if I'm doing it well or not!

He can get too formulaic but it's really good to think about.

Lots of books I want to read now because of examples in here.

Very helpful book; great exercises; lots of encouragement for novices.

Great read in itself... Really helps me to understand the factors to consider in a great (and saleable) novel.

Not entirely ground breaking but useful in any case.

Yeah but you have to be careful not to spread it too much. It'll drag.

18. Socko Ending

Overall I'm really liking this.

That first section was very wind-bag of him.

I'm finding the "Going After Ideas" segment useful.

Chapter 4 is all about "beginnings". I assumed this chapter would go over a few good ways of structuring Act 1 in its entirety, but this chapter was literally all about the very first line and paragraph in your story. Thanks Mr. Bell, I have my opening paragraph and it's fantastic. Now how should I flesh out the rest of Act 1? What? No response? Just skip to the middle of the book? Okay, great...thanks?

Not really impressed with chapters 3 and 4. How to "explode" with plot ideas? Really? I bought this book because I am a beginning author and I already have tons of ideas. I guess I'll just have to go back to it if I ever come down with a bout of writer's block.

Doing the exercises as I go along. This is one to savor.

Excellent book with lots of great tips and ideas

Gosh. I always thought it was endings I struggled with - this book has shown me that it's middles. Worth the price for that chapter alone.

This book is making me want to read Gone With the Wind again...lol

Exploding with plot ideas just like chapter 3 says!

This book is taking me forever to get through, mainly because every time I pick it up I find a gazillion things I need to change about my manuscript. Encouraging and depressing simultaneously.

My parents got me this book for Christmas. So excited! I'm little under the second chapter and already am hooked. Can't wait to see what happens! :)

I LOVE how easy this is to understand. No BS here.

Este libro me tiene fascinado :)

So close to finishing it. Got a lot of good notes for the future.

Ok, ok, we're back to some more useful info.

Meh, more Koontz.

This guys like Dean Koontz. A lot. If I read another Dean Koontz example, I swear...*grumbles*

I'm really liking this book. So much useful information. I'm pausing the continuation of my novel and looking over of what I have so far with the new stuff I learned. Already have some ideas of how to improve it.