How To: Wattpad Writing

Plot

Plot-- Probably the biggest part of writing!:

If you want a good story, one that many will read and you will love, then you'll need a strong plot. Nobody likes a weak plot, well, at least I don't. Here are a few tips on strengthening your story's plot. First, parts of plot and what they are:

Parts of plot: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Exposition: This is the beginning of your story, and will mostly consist of introducing characters, setting, and the conflict (problem). Nothing much really happens here.

Rising action: This is when the story really starts-- the rising action. This is the part where the superhero decides he wants to be Captain Helper (just a random name), and he most likely figures out more about the problem, but not too much to give the whole story away.

Climax: This is where the superhero fights the evil Villain in an epic battle to the death. The climax is the highlight of the story, or the point of the story that has the most action.

Falling action: The falling action is when the story begins to end. This is when the brave knight would save the princess, or the evil villain would be defeated and the town cheers for the brave knight, or the worthy hero.

Resolution: This is the conclusion (ending) to the story, where the town begins rebuilding, or the worthy super hero is rewarded for saving the town, or the knight is kissed by the princess for saving her.

THERE IS NO ORDER THE PARTS OF PLOT HAVE TO FOLLOW, YOU CAN ARRANGE THEM AND REARRANGE THEM AS YOU PLEASE, BUT THIS IS THE ORDER I WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE STORIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE CLIMAX, AND THEY TURNED OUT JUST AS GOOD AS A STORY WITH THE PARTS OF PLOT IN ORDER COULD. Suggested by @MissAuthorGrazelle

Now, here are a few helpful tips that I have to share!:

1: Overthink it... seriously, this will extremely help you- Overthinking something, believe it or not, has its perks, especially when it comes to a story plot. Think about every aspect of your book, the color of your protagonist's hair, the length of the grass they walk on, the density of the air, and, especially, your plot.

2: Write things down- Every time you think of another part of your story, write it down. It's very helpful for me to jot down the little things (i.e. the color of the butterflies, how the dog runs, the color of a character's glasses, etc.) because detail is everything.

3: Make a plan and stick to it- Think ahead of just the present in your story, think of what's going to happen in your story's future. Make a plan, and tread along the path to the event you have planned. Stick to the plan! Yes, authors often stray off the path, and that's fine, throw in some plot twists, add new characters, do what you got to do, but keep your book on a particular path. It's just like if you're walking down a path, you're not going to randomly end up on the opposite side of it with three new people there. So, if you're writing a, say, realistic fiction story, you're main character isn't going to randomly turn into a duck, for no reason at all. But, if they had like, drank a potion earlier in the book and it made them change into a duck, then that would make sense.

4: This is a random one, but Don't make your characters seem perfect- Now, by this, I don't mean that your character shouldn't have a perfect life, or perfect hair, etc., but you might want to give your characters flaws (i.e. afraid of spiders, bad at math, slacks off, procrastinates, commitment issues, has bad grammar, etc.). This one is just a suggestion, as everybody has their own interpretation of this one, and a character's flaws, most of the time, don't have a big part to play in a story.

That's all that I have for now! If you guys think of one, please drop a comment or feel free to PM me and I'll add your suggestion to the list! Thanks!