Sunday, July 25, 2021

Write your book with these five elements

 

A BOOK HAS FIVE BASIC COMPONENTS

The first half of writing a book is creating this content

PLOT

CHARACTERS

STORY

SETTING

Who, what, when where, why & how?

Character (internal beliefs), characteristics (habits, goals & agendas)

Character interactions with the plot points, hurdles, options

Geographic location

Sequence of Events - Cause & Effect - “and then”

Natural Abilities (physical, mental, emotional,) & specific LEARNED skills

Choices, decisions, actions, reaction & new goals, failures & accomplishments

 

Time of year, weather decade/era

Happenings &results, Hurdles & solutions

How characters cope with life & this plot in particular.

learning, shifts in beliefs, external portrayals

Community & cultural norms

THE ACTION IS PLOT

THE PEOPLE ARE THE CHARACTERS

CHARACTER INTERSECTING WITH PLOT EQUALS STORY

THE STAGE WHERE STORY PLAYS OUT IS SETTING.

CONFLICT & RESOLUTION DRIVE THE STORY

PLOT + CHARACTERS + CONFLICT = STORY 

 STORY + SETTING + RESOLUTION = THE BOOK

 

NOTE: 

DO NOT BE CONCERNED WITH GRAMMAR, SPELLING, WORD CHOICE AT THIS STAGE - JUST USE THE WRITING TOOLS TO CREATE & RECORD

 
FIND THE REST OF THE STORY IN Write Your Book, Your Way

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0C731C4GV