For Writers. Plot I: Narrative Questions and Book Dissection
There are a lot of questions that have to be answered when writing a novel. I think asking them both before starting to write the book gives focus, and asking them after a draft is done allows for great editing.
Book Dissection means taking a book that is like what you want to write and tearing it apart. This isn’t plagiarism. This is being smart. Many very successful authors did this. It’s how you learn how a successful novel is put together.
Here is my slideshow on this subject via Slideshare.
Plot Part I: Research and Narrative Questions from Cool Gus Publishing
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Originally published at writeitforward.com on October 15, 2016.
