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The Sticky Note Plot : A Step-By-Step Guide to Plotting Novels That Sell

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UNLOCK the secrets to captivating storytelling with The Sticky Note Plot , a revolutionary novel creation method. This innovative approach transforms the task of plotting into an engaging, dynamic process, perfect for new writers & published authors alike. Transform the daunting task of plotting into an engaging, dynamic process, perfect for new writers and published authors alike. Whether you’re plotting your first novel or your next bestseller, this method will help you craft stories that captivate and endure. Discover how Visualize Your Use sticky notes to map out your narrative, ensuring every twist and turn is perfectly placed!

Organize Rearrange scenes with ease, allowing for creative flexibility and structural clarity.

Develop Complex Craft multi-dimensional characters with depth and authenticity. Track character arcs and relationships, ensuring every character’s journey is compelling and cohesive.

Identify Key Pinpoint crucial moments in your story, from inciting events to the Turn, and the satisfying ending, ensuring your plot is both gripping and well-paced.

Weave B-Stories Integrate subplots and secondary storylines that enrich your narrative and add layers of intrigue--without overshadowing the main plot.

Revise to Streamline the revision process, making whole novel revisions faster and more efficient with a clear, visual roadmap.

Speed Up Your No more wasting months writing drafts that go nowhere! Slash your writing time and unleash your creativity. Turn chaos into a completed manuscript faster than you ever thought possible!

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Story and character-generating methods for all genres and all audiences—adult, YA, Middle Grade, and Picture BookExercises to apply the Sticky Note Plotting method to your story, making it easy to build your novel right awayExamples of story structure and storybuilding from novels and other media

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2024

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David Macinnis Gill

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David Macinnis Gill is the author of the award-winning novels Black Hole Sun and Soul Enchilada, both from Greenwillow/Harper Collins. His short stories have appeared in several magazines, including The Crescent Review and Writer’s Forum. His critical biography of young adult author Graham Salisbury, Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, was published by Scarecrow Press. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English/creative writing and a doctorate in education, both from the University of Tennessee.

He is the Past-President of ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents) and an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His non-fiction, book reviews, essays, and academic work have appeared in a variety of publications, including The English Journal, Teacher-Librarian, and many others.

David’s teaching career began in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was a high school teacher at Brainerd High School and briefly at the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. He later joined the English Department at Ohio University as an assistant professor. Currently, he is an associate professor of English education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

David has been a house painter, cafeteria manager, bookstore schleper, high school teacher, and college professor. He now lives on the Carolina coast with his family, plus fourteen fish, two rescued dogs--an airebeagle and a border setter--and a nocturnal marsupial.

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