Plotting does seem to be for your main character. Your plot is based around what your protagonist wants. His/her needs, dreams, obstacles, feelings, any thing that affects your protagonist can contribute to your plot.
The plot has three main parts; The beginning, the middle and the end. The structure of a plot hasn't changed for a couple thousand years. Each section of the plot has its own role in the telling of a story.
The beginning of your story has to produce three things: 1.) The reader must be in the middle of action 2.) It has to establish the background information, and 3.) establish the major dramatic question.
The major dramatic question is one which can be answered by the end of the story.
"Does the three little pigs escape from the big bad wolf?" "Does Harry Potter kill Valdamort?"
"Does Sleeping Beauty wake up?". As you can see from my examples, it is the question that will drive your story telling.
The middle section of the plot take most of the space, because it is where you expand your story. The characters grow, and where most of the problems arise for your protagonist. The middle is also where the core action takes place and your struggles grow.
The final section is the end section. This is the section where everything comes together. ** "The end generally follows a pattern that could be called the three C"s"--Crisis, climax and consequences. The crisis is the point where tension hits its maximum, and the climax is where the tension breaks and where we get the answer to our major dramatic question. Then, the consequences , are alluded to at the very end of the piece."
Enjoy the video for today from Anne Rice: Developing Plot http://youtu.be/xJX8uX_mjwM
** Writing Fiction by Gotham Writers Workshop
The plot has three main parts; The beginning, the middle and the end. The structure of a plot hasn't changed for a couple thousand years. Each section of the plot has its own role in the telling of a story.
The beginning of your story has to produce three things: 1.) The reader must be in the middle of action 2.) It has to establish the background information, and 3.) establish the major dramatic question.
The major dramatic question is one which can be answered by the end of the story.
"Does the three little pigs escape from the big bad wolf?" "Does Harry Potter kill Valdamort?"
"Does Sleeping Beauty wake up?". As you can see from my examples, it is the question that will drive your story telling.
The middle section of the plot take most of the space, because it is where you expand your story. The characters grow, and where most of the problems arise for your protagonist. The middle is also where the core action takes place and your struggles grow.
The final section is the end section. This is the section where everything comes together. ** "The end generally follows a pattern that could be called the three C"s"--Crisis, climax and consequences. The crisis is the point where tension hits its maximum, and the climax is where the tension breaks and where we get the answer to our major dramatic question. Then, the consequences , are alluded to at the very end of the piece."
Enjoy the video for today from Anne Rice: Developing Plot http://youtu.be/xJX8uX_mjwM
** Writing Fiction by Gotham Writers Workshop
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