Blech, this 'creating a plot arc' biz is more difficult than I thought. BUT! After working and reworking what I have so far, I think I've cooked up a much better first-half than originally conceived. Now, however, I'm running dry. I think I'll just get to writing and let the story and the characters yell at me. Or nag my husband; he's really quite brilliant at thinking out of the box...a great Ideas man.
I found that scribbling my existing scenes on note cards and spreading them out on the living room floor is a kick-ass way to mastermind a plot. You can shift things around easily and visualize lots of what-ifs. Just thought I'd share that wee germ of wisdom. And I do mean 'germ'.
Happy Humpday, my literary lurkers!
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I've always wanted to try the notecard thing, even bought a pack or two every a couple of times, but I must not be mentally flexible enough because the thought of shifting things makes me panicky. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI say, at this point, yes, start writing a bit, because the actual writing might spark new plot ideas/sub plots.
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