8 Brutal Truths About Plot that Writers Learn TOO LATE
Join my coaching program, BOOKFOX LAB. Get a mentor, join a community, write your book! https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ Check out my "Write Your Best Novel" course: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-course... COURSES: Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ EMAILS: Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ MY BOOK: Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:16 #1 Plot Isn’t Just What Happens 0:59 #2 Character and Plot are Inseparable 2:44 #3 Structure Shouldn’t be Formulaic 3:52 #4 The Middle is Where Most Stories Collapse 5:56 #5 Plot Twists Only Work When Properly Set Up 7:42 #6 Plot Depends on Pacing Contrasts 9:32 #7 Plot Dictates Your Theme 11:28 #8 Endings Need Both Resolution and Resonance
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