Tip 7 – Make a Plan
Let’s say you have the germ of an idea that you think would
make an interesting novel. How do you turn that germ into a plot that will fill
the pages of a book? The answer is to make a detailed plan, which will be your
blueprint for success.

Some Tips to Help You Get Organized:
- Decide on a theme
- Make notes of what you want to happen
- Choose your main character
- Give him an enemy or rival
- Add more characters with problems
- Write a basic plot with the beginning, middle and end, then decide where to place subplots to add even more excitement
- Add inner conflict, so that your hero has emotional or insecurity issues to contend with, as well as the external ones
- Put your main and/or secondary characters back into jeopardy as soon as you’ve rescued them from danger
- Keep asking yourself what could happen to the hero next
Critique Service for Writers
Flash 500 Home Page: Flash Fiction, Humour Verse
and Novel Opening Chapter and Synopsis Competitions
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