- $59
Building a Plot With What You've Got!
- Course
- 18 Lessons
Do you have a hint of an idea? A snippet of dialogue? A line or two of a story that could expand into something great? Learn how to build out your plot starting with whatever you've got. During this hour-long workshop, we will talk about finding inspiration, how to construct and polish your idea, and what support beams must be in place to keep your story stable.
Contents
Finding Inspiration
We’re going to start with inspiration.
Where do you look to find the story you want to write?
Building Blocks of Inspiration
Fun Ways to Find Inspiration
Genre Expectations
Genre Expectations
Setting
Let’s start with expanding the idea you already have.
Do you know your setting? If you haven’t decided yet, one of the first things you can expand with your idea is:
Where do you want this to happen?
Real vs Fiction Settings
Setting Considerations
Adding Details
Let's Get Building!
You’ve got a at least a few Lego bricks for your story. Let's talk about what blocks must be in place to hold your story up.
What if, Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever
Goals and Decisions
Problems and Complications
But, Therefore, and Then
Tropes and Twists
Delights
Putting It All Together
Now that we have all of these pieces.
How do you put it together?
Start with what you have and build. I will include all of this in a printable for you.
Questions to Build From
Building a Plot Questions.pdf
THANK YOU!
Questions?