Want to craft a novel with a plot that grips readers from start to finish? The Plotting Your Novel section at Aspiring Writer Academy provides strategies for writers at all levels. Learn how to create a clear structure for your story, build memorable characters, and develop twists that surprise and delight your readers. With simple step-by-step guides and easy-to-follow advice, you’ll discover how to map out your novel’s beginning, middle, and end, so your story flows naturally and keeps readers engaged. Writing a great plot doesn’t have to be intimidating—this section breaks it down into manageable steps to help turn your ideas into a story you’re proud to share.
How to Captivate Your Readers with Scene-Ending Hooks
One of the best lines of praise a writer can receive from a reader is, “Your story was so good I couldn’t put it down!” This is the kind of story that is often referred to as a ‘page-turner.’ The reader becomes so involved in the unfolding events of the story that they cannot stop reading because they do not want to miss out on what happens next. Would you like to write a story like that? If so, keep reading as we outline How to Captivate Your Readers with Scene-Ending Hooks.
Scene & Sequel: The Secret to Plotting an Epic Novel (Part 2)
A good story is about a character who ACTS. His actions and decisions drive the story forward. However, many aspiring writers string together scenes that an editor might call ‘episodic.’ What is ‘episodic?’ This is when your character seems to enter a scene without a clear scene goal or intention of pursuing a scene goal, and a random event occurs causing the character to react. Then another disaster happens to this character in the next scene or the character gets more bad news.
Scene & Sequel: The Secret to Plotting an Epic Novel
Scene & Sequel: The Secret to Plotting an Epic Novel
(Part I)
Ever feel ‘stuck’ while writing or had your story called ‘episodic’ or ‘unmotivated?’ Do you have a hard time moving your story forward in a way that grips the reader?
Learn the individual components of Scene & Sequel to structure your scenes, advance the plot, and increase the stakes with each character decision.
Basic Story Structure: How to Plot in 6 Steps
Before you sit down to write a story, you must first decide: What do you want to write about? And even more importantly—Why?
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