8 Brutal Truths About Plot that Writers Learn TOO LATE
A story is a character growing and learning, twists and turns. Plot and character is entangled. Structure can limit, so maybe change your model. Watch out for the middle; break it into chunks. Aim for the point before the climax. Plot twists only work if properly set up. Pacing - it's the contrast between slow and fast. The ending needs resolution of character and plot.
When I finished "A Song of Fire and Ice", I was wondering how Martin was going to get out of the mess he had created with the plot, and that is what I have been waiting for. Now, George R.R. Martin Finally Delivers Good News About 'The Winds of Winter'
Martin acknowledged that part of the delayhasn’t just been his famously packed schedule or various TV projects — it’s the scale of the story itself. With more characters in play and more plotlines converging, the narrative has ballooned in complexity.
Perhaps, Martin should have listened to the above video?
Or check out my Writers: Anti-Novels? Anarchist Plots?
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