Description
Do you resist plotting? Does the process seem mysterious or intimidating? For many writers, the very thought of it can bring up so much resistance that they’d rather do anything else. But when we learn to break through that resistance, plotting can be the most creative part of the story-making process. This workshop will help us make that breakthrough.
With the understanding that plots must meet the criteria of being causal, coherent, and credible, this hands-on workshop examines the story elements writers need to have in place before planning a plot.
After investigating what plot is—and isn’t—we’ll share eight key elements that provide the raw materials for any story’s plot. We’ll go over each element, with examples, and we’ll complete some exercises to help identify the elements in our own stories. With a customizable basic plot outline, a checklist, and questions sheet provided by the instructor, we can move forward with clarity and confidence—and have some fun.
Through these brief lessons and fun exercises, we’ll learn essential techniques that will allow plots to naturally, and almost magically, take shape. After this workshop, not only will we be able to address plot problems in our work in progress, but we’ll also have an invaluable tool for testing out the potential success of future stories.
