Plot Articles

It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon, and you’ve just brewed yourself a cup of Starbucks instant coffee. Today is the day that you finally get to start writing. You plop down on the couch, flip open your laptop, and open up a fresh Word Doc. After a quick pause to ponder...

You want to write a novel.But you still haven’t finished your first draft.Perhaps it’s because you... Have too many story ideasGot lost in the outlining phase and got tangled up in plotting your novelLost your motivation and...

Subplots don’t randomly crop up. Not good ones anyway. Like the main plot, a subplot must have a purpose and drive an aspect of your story.Subplots can serve various parts of your story and perform multiple functions simultaneously. They can raise stakes, increase...

Are you ready to type “The End”?For many writers, endings are intimidating, because they value a good ending and don't want to botch it. However, this mindset doesn't make endings any easier to write.Endings are one of my favorite topics, and below I'm going to share...