plotting – Gumboootspearlz

Seats of the Pants or Planning to make it through the first Act

So I told some writing friends recently about my plotting dilemmas and the fact I don’t want a first draft that is a total mess.I need some navigational instruments and am actively looking for them. Some of them nodded their heads in understanding as if this was a challenge for them too.It is definitely aContinue reading “Seats of the Pants or Planning to make it through the first Act”

Learning to plot – a writer’s quest

So I am at a virtual stand still as I realise my major writing hurdle is learning to plot. Time to build some stairs, or a rope ladder. I recently managed to finish one picture book and send it off. One of the things mentioned in critiques was redoing the plot line to introduce someContinue reading “Learning to plot – a writer’s quest”