What Can Go Into A Plot?

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We all tackle plotting differently. How you plot will be individual to you, as it is with every writer.

Below is an outline of what can go into a plot. How much you choose to develop each point is entirely up to you.

So some basic questions to ask are?

  • Briefly what your story is about

  • The theme?

  • Main Characters

  • For main characters it's best to write a full biography of them.

  • Secondary Characters

  • Who are they?

  • What will their role be?

  • What is their relationship with main character?

  • Beginning of the story

  • Viewpoint ? who will be telling the story?

  • Setting ? where will the story take place?

  • How will you introduce main character?

  • How will you introduce other characters?

  • How will the story begin?

  • What will happen in the beginning?

  • What is the conflict?

  • What is the character's goal?

  • How will the conflict prevent the character from reaching his goal?

  • What's motivating the character?

  • Middle of the story

  • What will happen in the beginning section, of the middle of your story?

  • How will this be tied to the beginning of your story?

  • What will happen in the middle section, of the middle of your story?

  • What will happen in the end section, of the middle of your story?

  • What events are going to occur?

  • How will you show your character's personality?

  • What problems are you going to introduce? (List each problem and how the character solves it)

  • How are you going to make things harder for your character?

  • What will happen in the climax?

  • End of the story

  • Will the character achieve his goal?

  • How will he or won't he achieve it?

  • What's going to happen in the end?

  • How are you going to end your story?

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    Or if you prefer you can plot in scenes?

    First, figure out how many scenes your story will contain. Then plot each scene.

    Scene one

  • Setting

  • Introduce characters

  • Introduce conflict

  • Introduce goals

  • What will happen in the first scene?

  • How will your first scene develop the character and the story?

    Scene two

  • Introduce first problem

  • What does the character feel about this? What does he think?

  • Have the character solve the problem

  • Begin making things harder for him

  • How will the second scene develop the character and the story?

    Scene three

  • Throw another obstacle in your character's path

  • Have him solve it

  • How will the third scene develop the character and the story?

    Etc?

    How you plot doesn't matter. The most important thing is To plot.

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