October 26, 2015. In this blog challenge, you've reflected, answered questions and made notes on all the important aspects of your novel, from probing your characters to writing your outline. Now it's time to put it all together in a form you can follow easily while you're writing.
(Those who are just arriving, please read the earlier posts on this challenge, as the exercises/ reflections build on each other. To find out what this challenge is about, read my original post HERE.)
1. The first sheet you'll need is the one with your answers to the 8 questions on the Inherent Conflict in your novel. (Blog post on Oct. 19) You need to keep these front and center while writing.
2. Write or type the numbers 1 to 25, widely spaced, on a piece of paper. These are the chapters in your novel. Review your answers to the 5 questions in the post on Beginning your Novel, on Oct. 20. Those answers go beside the first 3-4 chapters.
3. Review your answers to the 7 questions on the post concerning the Inciting Incident, on Oct. 21. Those answers go beside chapters 4-6.
4. Review your answers to the 9 questions in the post on the first half of the Dreaded Middle, Oct. 22. Put those answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 7 - answer to question 1
Chapter 8 - answer to questions 2 & 3
Chapter 9 - answer to question 4
Chapter 10 - answer to question 5 & 6
Chapter 11 - answer to question 7
Chapter 12 - answer to question 8
Chapter 13 - answer to question 9
5. Review your answers to the 9 questions on the post on the second half of the middle (after the mid-point crisis), Will I be Stuck in the Middle Forever, Oct. 23. Put these answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 14 - answer to question 1 above
Chapter 15 - answer to questions 2 & 3
Chapter 16 - answer to question 4
Chapter 17 - answer to question 5
Chapter 18 - answer to question 8 & 9
Chapter 19 - answer to question 6
Chapter 20 - answer to question 7
6. Review your answers to the 6 questions in the post on the final chapters, The End at Last, Oct. 24. Put these answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 21 - answer to question 2
Chapter 22 - answer to question 1
Chapter 23 - answer to question 3
Chapter 24 - answer to question 4
Chapter 25 - answer to questions 5 & 6
There you have it - a complete plan for your novel!
Join me tomorrow for tips on how to get your first draft down on paper quickly.
Please leave a comment, tweet or like this page. We can all learn from each other. See you tomorrow!
(Those who are just arriving, please read the earlier posts on this challenge, as the exercises/ reflections build on each other. To find out what this challenge is about, read my original post HERE.)
1. The first sheet you'll need is the one with your answers to the 8 questions on the Inherent Conflict in your novel. (Blog post on Oct. 19) You need to keep these front and center while writing.
2. Write or type the numbers 1 to 25, widely spaced, on a piece of paper. These are the chapters in your novel. Review your answers to the 5 questions in the post on Beginning your Novel, on Oct. 20. Those answers go beside the first 3-4 chapters.
3. Review your answers to the 7 questions on the post concerning the Inciting Incident, on Oct. 21. Those answers go beside chapters 4-6.
4. Review your answers to the 9 questions in the post on the first half of the Dreaded Middle, Oct. 22. Put those answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 7 - answer to question 1
Chapter 8 - answer to questions 2 & 3
Chapter 9 - answer to question 4
Chapter 10 - answer to question 5 & 6
Chapter 11 - answer to question 7
Chapter 12 - answer to question 8
Chapter 13 - answer to question 9
5. Review your answers to the 9 questions on the post on the second half of the middle (after the mid-point crisis), Will I be Stuck in the Middle Forever, Oct. 23. Put these answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 14 - answer to question 1 above
Chapter 15 - answer to questions 2 & 3
Chapter 16 - answer to question 4
Chapter 17 - answer to question 5
Chapter 18 - answer to question 8 & 9
Chapter 19 - answer to question 6
Chapter 20 - answer to question 7
6. Review your answers to the 6 questions in the post on the final chapters, The End at Last, Oct. 24. Put these answers on your sheet as follows:
Chapter 21 - answer to question 2
Chapter 22 - answer to question 1
Chapter 23 - answer to question 3
Chapter 24 - answer to question 4
Chapter 25 - answer to questions 5 & 6
There you have it - a complete plan for your novel!
Join me tomorrow for tips on how to get your first draft down on paper quickly.
Please leave a comment, tweet or like this page. We can all learn from each other. See you tomorrow!
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