point of no return

March 13, 2012

Pub(lishing) Crawl: The Point When Everything Changes

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Recently, I was obsessing over critically watching the fabulous TV show, Sherlock, and in the episode called “The Hounds of Baskerville”, Sherlock says this to his client: “And what happened when you went back to Dewer’s Hollow last night, Henry? You went there on the advice of your therapist, and now you’re consulting a detective. […]

September 28, 2009

Plots and Doorways

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I thought I’d discuss the key points of the plot today (instead of writing, like I should be doing): Inciting Incident Plot Point 1 Midpoint Plot Point 3 Black Moment Resolution I suggested this book earlier, and I’ll do it again: Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell. Inciting incident There’s no […]