This is the full bibliography for my “To Plot or Not to Plot” series: Part 1: Terminology and the Difference Between Narrative and Story Part 2: Taking a Closer Look at Story Part 3: Got Plot Part 4: Types of Plot Part 5: Structure and Looking at the Whole Part 6: Defining Story Structure Part…
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TO PLOT OR NOT TO PLOT: Part 3 – Got Plot?
Be sure to read the first two parts of this essay: Part 1: Terminology and the Difference Between Narrative and Story Part 2: Taking a Closer Look at Story Got Plot? Okay, so I’ve got a story, but do I have a plot? Let’s take a look at how plot is different. Once a writer…
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TO PLOT OR NOT TO PLOT: Part 2 – Taking a Closer Look at Story
Be sure to read the first part of this essay: Terminology and the Difference Between Narrative and Story Taking a Closer Look at Story: Every novel should have a story (unless of course it’s something experimental, but for the purposes of this essay let’s focus on stories). Scholastic editor Cheryl Klein says “a story is…
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TO PLOT OR NOT TO PLOT: Part 1 – Terminology and the Difference between Narrative and Story
I often find the terms Narrative, Story, Plot, and Structure to be used interchangeably (on blogs, in articles, tweeted, and talked about), and personally, much confusion has ensued as a result. The following is an adaption of a critical essay I wrote during my past term at the Vermont College of Fine Art. My goal…