![]() However, this part of planning is not limited to those genres. Especially if it is a science fiction or fantasy novel, this is key. ![]() I'm going to assume that you have already decided on a plot for your story. Number your pages and, if you are on Word instead of using a notebook, start a folder for your book planning and give a title to every section. Keep all of your supplies together so you don't have to go searching. If you're artsy, that might help set the mood for your planning and remind you what you're there for, especially if it is themed. If you want to, you can even make a cover for your notebook. I always start my notebook by creating a table of contents page. I like to write when planning, just because I absorb more and can easily flip through it when I want to. It is up to you whether you work best typing or writing. Some essentials or more important things are listed below. Remember those old art notebooks you had when you were a kid? The notepads, boxes of markers, pencils, and pens? If not, what about that science notebook you never filled the pages? Rip the used pages out and store the rest away somewhere! Keep everything to do with writing and paper and even dividers in a drawer for when you might need them. There are many ways to plan your story, but this is just the way that I do it and it works for me. Now that that messy business is out of the way, I will teach you how to plan your story. ![]() Think of that 1% of books that were not planned that are published today.Īre you still feeling good about yourself? Heck, I'm not even saying every unplanned story will be crap! But do your chances of being published increase by 99% if you do plot your story before hand? Hell, yes. Now, of course I am not saying that every planned book will make it big. ![]() Ever heard of writer's block? No planning = writer's block for life. If you don't know where your story is going, most likely you won't even finish it. News Flash: The real world doesn't work that way. I know that some of the people who will end up reading this probably think that they can just wing it with their story and somehow make one billion people fall in love with their work and have twenty publishers begging them to let them use it. Before I get into how best to plan your story, I need to clear something up first. ![]()
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