Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork

Do you have a great story idea? Are you having trouble finishing it?

Award-winning author Ann Garvin (and founder Tall Poppy Writers) takes you step-by-step through plotting a novel with her workbook Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork. This is the companion to her presentations Plotting With Ease and How to Summarize Your Project In Two Sentences.

She'll ask you the questions that will help you move from idea, to story, to plot without the usual getting stuck in the mushy middle. She'll ask you to focus deeply on the people in the story so that you can write a satisfying plot that will keep people reading.

With clear and easy-to-understand worksheets, Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork offers ten self-guided worksheets that get to the nuts and bolts of your story. Each worksheet gets you thinking about what is at the heart of your story so that you build upon the protagonist's change to move the plot forward.

Learn how to:

Create compelling characters. Figure out exactly what you're trying to say without writing the book multiple times. Nail down why you want to write this book and why others will want to read it. Never get lost in the plot points again. Create a solid back story and plot that fit together and force your protagonist to change.

Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork helps you develop the critical elements of compelling storytelling while helping you craft your one-sentence pitch, create your summary hook blurb (which makes writing query letters and cover copy easier), and develop a solid explanation of what your book is about.

Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork is an easy-to-follow guide to planning and writing your novel, or fixing a novel that isn't quite working.

For those who like a hands-on approach with easy-to-use worksheets, Plotting Your Novel Without Guesswork provides evergreen tools you can use time and time again.