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Plotting

How to do it

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Scott Dikkers
Feb 09, 2024
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Got an idea for a book or a screenplay? Here’s how you plot it:

First, figure out your story type and genre. They’re not all Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Each story type and genre has its own plot expectations.

A good way to determine what those expectations are is to look at the most popular examples of similar stories. You want to build on what’s c…

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