Category Archives: structure

Thrill Ride: Nine Questions for Jump-Starting a Novel

Posted on September 11, 2014 by SharonJoss

Here another useful tool I use when I’m dancing around, trying to find my plot. I find that once I’m able to answer the following 9 questions, the story has pretty well coalesced and I’m ready to start outlining and/or … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, character development, developing plot, extraordinary, Getting Into Character, goals, hook, interesting characters, jump-start, making stuff up, novel, opening scene, Openings, plot threads, Sharon Joss, Starting a novel, story, story concept, structure | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Plotting Along – Thank You, Theresa Meyers!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by SharonJoss

I spent the day in a local Romance Writer’s workshop yesterday with Theresa Meyers ( http://www.theresameyers.com/index.php ).  All but a couple of us were writers of the romance genre or sub-genres, but most of what she had to teach us transcended … Continue reading →

Posted in editing, edits, Joseph Campell, plotting, story board, structure, Theresa Meyers | Leave a comment