I joined NetworkedBlogs on Facebook. I try to visit as many of the blogs I follow that I can each day. Today’s visit took me to Jill Corcoran Books (blog no longer available) who is not only an author but an agent. Her site is quite informative.
Under her labels (on the left side of her blog), I noticed a ‘writing tips’ tab. I decided to venture to that area and I discovered this tip “How to Plot Your Book”.
I don’t know about you, but most of my children’s stories simply cascade out my head and into text. This may work okay for very short stories such as I write, but I have some lengthier pieces I’d like to develop for middle or young adult readers. This will need more planning.
Jill gives reference to a book by Martha Alderson, The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master that might be handy to have and she mentioned Martha’s instructional videos available on her YouTube channel. I felt this could be valuable to other authors who follow my blog. With that, I hope you’ll check into all of these cool resources for better plot development.
Happy Plotting!
If you’re looking for a literary agent, you may want to visit Jill’s site.