Writing Tips To Go From Fabulous To Fantastical

Plot

Plot. Some people think it's fun, other people find it tedious.

For me, the easiest way to plan a book is make a timeline for each chapter. This way I don't get confused, and I'm guaranteed to have a book length that I'm happy with.

It usually looks something like this:
- CHAPTER ONE: Misha has flashbacks to when she met her friends while she's driving to work.
- CHAPTER TWO: Rollo goes to lunch with Dallas and gets a report accusing Colton of being The Reaper.
- CHAPTER THREE: Misha does a mission, then goes to the bar to warn Colton. At the end, she, Carman, Dem, and Zeke have a pizza night.

You get the idea. I'm not spoiling my book, though, so I won't go on. 😉

Your timelines can be a lot more complex than that, too. The first few chapters will be more simplistic, but the climax chapters should be very detailed. Really, though, it depends on the book. Some authors start in the middle of an action scene. That's perfectly okay. There are a lot of different ways to format your book.

Plan out your book beforehand. Don't just write without a plan. I used to do that, and it was a mess.

If it feels wrong, you should probably fix it. Don't write a book you're not happy with, because chances are you will abandon it because writing it became boring. (Kinda what happened with TDKWIL)

When you're writing your plot:
- Make a TIMELINE
- DON'T write without a direction
- Make sure it FEELS right

Have fun! 💙

(Ignore all this ^ you don't have to outline. See the next chapter!)