Hi everyone I started a short story but came up with little nuggets of ideas that would be more ideal in a novel. I wanted to ask someone who has written or is writing a novel how they manage to plot the whole thing through. (If you haven't worked it out by now, this question is for Plotters) I read from the internet that some authors like to find out their inciting incident, mid-point, climax, and their major plot turns before they write. What about you? What is your method?
I use a similar method as Jonathan to sketch out my storyline and plot..
I have tried to use Aristotelian principles as a guide to plotting my novel, and Freytag triangles for my chapters.
They are useful guides, but whether I'm successful at doing both remains to be seen.
I like that DL's ending arrived unexpectedly - I never have a notebook handy if anything like that happens. I bought a voice recorder years ago for the purpose but it's always in the drawer/car/I can't find it at the opportune moment :(
Hi Jonathan & D.L Kirkwood, I appricate your advice but I love Jonathan's method and can actually see myself plotting that way. Thanks again to the three of you, you made this question worth the asking. :)