I better make the plot good. I wanted to make it grip people on the first page and have a big turning point in the middle, as there is, and construct the whole thing like a roller coaster ride.
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I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.
It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.
In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized.
The most challenging and exciting aspect is the outline and formation of the plot points. This is the stage where the notion of the story begins to take shape, and I can see glimpses of what is to come.
It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.
Considerations of plot do a great deal of heavy lifting when it comes to long-form narrative - readers will overlook the most ham-fisted prose if only a writer can make them long to know what happens next.
Spend more time working before you write page one. Then, the story - at least parts of it - will feel as though it is writing itself.
I just want people to get lost in the story and at the end kind of sag and say, 'That was fun.' It's hardly my desire for them to sit and think, 'What a great literary image.'
You don't idea your way into a plot but plot your way into an idea.
I love the idea of trying to do the work of old-fashioned novelists of plotting and of really making you curious about what's going to happen next and all that, but also trying to load it up with your weird thoughts and opinions.
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