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The Art of Plot: How to Plot and Structure Your Novel
Introduction and Resources
Welcome
Recommended Reading - Articles & Essays
VIDEO: Best Books for Writers (5:30) (5:50)
VIDEO: Generating Ideas for Novels & Stories (11:49)
Week 1: Plotting from Chapter 1
VIDEO: You don't need an outline, but you do need this (5:34)
Lesson 1: Plotting from Chapter 1
Lesson 2: VIDEO: What Your First Chapter Must Do (15:15)
VIDEO: Reading like a writer: The Talented Mr. Ripley (15:31)
Lesson 3: A Few Great Novel Beginnings
Novel Planning Worksheets
Assignment 1
Week One Discussion
Week 2: Identifying Your Plot Type, + Plot by the Numbers
Lesson 4: Cause & Effect, Three Kinds of Plot, and the Balance of Plot
VIDEO: Plot by the Numbers (19:10)
VIDEO: Reading like a writer: Plot twists & shifts in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Chapters 7-12 (4:32)
Lesson 5: VIDEO: Do you begin with story or with character? (3:46)
Assignment 2
Week 2 Discussion
Week 3: The Art of Suspense
Lesson 6: The Art of Suspense
Lesson 7: VIDEO: Creating Suspense in Literary and Genre Fiction (10:32)
Lesson 8: Practical Tips: Editing for Suspense
Assignment 3
Week 3 Discussion
Week 4: Shaping Scenes & Chapters
Lesson 9: VIDEO: Everything You Need to Know About Scenes and Chapters (16:40) (16:39)
Lesson 10: Shaping Scenes & Chapters
Assignment 4
Week 4 Discussion
Week 5: Pacing and Subplot
Lesson 11: Secrets of Pacing - How to Compress & Expand Time (VIDEO) (3:30)
Lesson 12: Patterning, Pacing, and Subplot
VIDEO: Identifying Your Subplot (4:28)
VIDEO: Dialogue & Pacing (3:29)
Managing Parallel Plots
Assignment 5
Week 5 Discussion
Week 6: Making an Awesome Story Chart, & The Magic 85%
Lesson 13: How to Create a Story Chart That Works (VIDEO) (9:51)
Lesson 14: Secrets of Structure: The Magic 85%
Assignment 6
Week 6 Discussion
Week 7 - A Sense of an Ending
Lesson 16: Bringing It All Together Without Tying It up Too Neatly
Lesson 17: VIDEO How to End Your Novel (5:56)
Assignment 7
Week 7 Discussion
Further Reading on Endings
A Model Climax & Notes on Denouement
Week 8: Revising to Publish
Lesson 18: The Art of Revision
Lesson 19: First Draft vs. Final Draft (AUDIO)
Final Assignment
Week 8 Discussion
Independent or Traditional Publishing: Which is right for you? (14:34)
Your thoughts, Certificate of Completion, and Next Steps
Before You Go
Your Certificate of Completion, and Next Steps
Course Downloads
Revision Checklist
Workbook: The Art of Plot
Lesson 17: VIDEO How to End Your Novel
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