Lost in the mess of your draft? Can’t see the forest for the trees? In this episode, learn how to uncomplicate your plot with simple strategies that create more clarity, connection, and depth for you and your readers.
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Episode at a glance:
[01:28] Learn the pitfalls of the overcomplicated plot – for you as the author, and for your readers.
[02:49] Uncomplicating your plot doesn’t mean you can’t make your story complex. Complexity isn’t about more characters, more events and storylines. It’s about creating more depth.
[03:33] Create A Web of Connectivity
You want to make everything in the story matter to everything else in the story. You’ll hear a simple way to connect your character’s circumstances (the plot) with the core story problem.
[05:41] Character Relationships
Often, a writer knows the character’s circumstances, but doesn’t incorporate those circumstances into the main character’s relationships to other characters. Once you identify your main character’s core story problem, that problem should become actualized in relationship to other characters.
[08:06] Every character in your story should have a purpose. Learn how to develop secondary characters including backstory and subplots.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Episode 130: Drilling Down To Your Story’s Central Dramatic Question
Episode 102: Five Secrets About Your Antagonist You Should Know
Episode 68: How To Use Subplots To Amplify Your Novel
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