I can’t remember how I stumbled on the enjoyable book No Plot No Problem by Chris Baty. But I do remember it offered something no other writing guide had ever done before. In detail more crazy than serious, it showed how to write a 50,000-word novel in a single month. That was 11 years ago. …
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It’s still one of the classic ways to begin a story. If you haven’t started a story with Once Upon a Time… you’ve most certainly read one that did. Somehow, even as kids, we know immediately what to expect. There will be heroes, villains, an obstacle to overcome, and in between all that maybe a princess to …
Story Planner offers the largest collection of novel planning templates online, and we’ve added ten new planning methods. We hope there’s something for everyone. Here’s what’s new. Non-fiction book proposal. This plan creates a perfectly designed proposal to pitch a book to an agent or publisher. If you have an idea for a non-fiction book this template …
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Finding the perfect gift for writers in your household can be tricky. Sure, they’ll gladly accept a new laptop, or maybe even a retreat to somewhere remote where they can focus on their new novel (or the scenery from the window). But if you’re looking for something a little more useful than a simple notebook …
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Do you want to get your novel finished, but find that your head comes up with excuses that get in the way? We all do this. I sometimes think writing is hard… I’m not in the mood… I haven’t really time now… It will be better to write later, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year… It’s …
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It is nearly time for NaNoWriMo, the famous and popular National Novel Writing Month. Last year 431,626 writers attempted its crazy challenge to write 50,000 words in November. We at Story Planner love the buzz of participating in this writing challenge. Here are a few of the reasons: There is fantastic support from the writing community at the …
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Story Planner is offering a FREE Story Plan critique for every Premium member selecting a 1 year subscription this October. A year of Story Planner Premium membership costs only $40 and allows full access to our online planning resources to help you create a well structured novel or screenplay. As a limited time offer we …
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It’s easy to get distracted from writing with constant access to technology and the internet (just how does it have the power to make you lose a solid hour to looking at a baby owl riding a toy animal around the house?) Rather than let this divert your attention from the writing process, why not use it …
There are often two kinds of writers: the ones who plan out their stories in advance and know where the characters are going to take the plot, and those who fly by the seat of their pants (the definition of ‘pantser.’) Setting off on the page with nothing more than an idea allows you to discover …
<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-154" src="http://blog.storyplanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000-300×300.jpg" alt="congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://blog.storyplanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000-300×300.jpg 300w, http://blog.storyplanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000-150×150 potenzmittel im vergleich cialis bestellen.jpg 150w, http://blog.storyplanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000-200×200.jpg 200w, http://blog.storyplanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/congratulations-typewriter-card-3988-0-1435322087000.jpg 520w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” />Congratulations to Alice Russo whose well structured plan for hostage drama ‘Real Eden’ wins our screenwriting competition and a Script Hackr online course.The runners up were Poppy Damon with ‘She …
