Let's get fired up and ready to WRITE! (The Plot Thickens!)

Let's get fired up and ready to WRITE!

The Plot Thickens!

BLOG SESSION

December 8th, 2017

Writers get ready to do some writing that is long overdue!

We are back for another great Blog Session that will get you fired up and have you inspired to write.  Please get your Journals out to take notes for today's Session.

In our last Session, we were shown a visual list of Outlines for everyone to take a look at and work from for the purposes of putting together an Outline for each Writer's personal Novel.  The one particular visual Outline that we are going to take a look at this afternoon is this one . . .

Story Mountain Style Outline

As you work with the Story Mountain Outline shown above, you will begin your journey from the left-hand side of the Outline.  I like this particular Outline because it is inspiring.  This Outline makes you turn your attention to thinking about exactly what type of story you are putting together. 

As you take a look at the Story Mountain Outline, starting on the left-hand side with the Background information, you will need to include the introduction to your characters in your story as well as the setting and timeframe in which your story takes place.  Keep in mind that your background information should be detailed and engaging.  You want to make your story an interesting read for your reading audience.  The best way to make sure this happens is to make sure that your background information is interesting and engaging to you.  You are the gage for the feelings and sentiments that you readers will gain from the information and storyline that you provide them with.  Therefore, you will need to actually wrap your head around each of your characters and feel their being yourself so that you can write in depth about each of them.  Their personality, tone, responses and reactions to situations and their input in conversations should be natural to you, mainly because you know each one of your characters.

As you think about the setting and timeframe that your story takes place in, be sure to visualize what that setting and timeframe consists of.  If you need to, do your research about the timeframe that your story takes place in, as well as the area:  season, city, the vibe of the people in that particular location, and any other pertinent details.  Know that as time marches on, the activities in certain regions changes.  Certain things can happen, such as political unrest, climate changes, food shortages, economic changes.  Consider how your characters feel about the environment and timeframe in which they live.

As you write about each character, get into their psyche.  In psychology, the psyche is the center of thought, feeling, motivation, consciously and unconsciously directing the body's reactions to its social and physical environment.

The background of each character will say a lot about their personality.  Where were they born?  Who were their parents?  Do they have brothers and sisters?  How close are they to their family and friends?  Where did they go to school?  What level of education do they have?  Where did they work?  Do they have any children?  What type of personality flaws do they have?  What is their mental state of mind?  What is it that they desire to do in life?  Do they have any health issues?  How did they come to be in your story?  What purpose do they serve in your story?

As you head up your Story Mountain Outline on the left-hand side, you will step up to Rising Action.  This is the point where you will list the events that will lead up to the main problem or conflict in your story.  Take your time on listing the nature of how the particular events come into view.

Next, you will step up to the peak of the mountain wherein you run into the Climax of your story.  This is where your main problem in your story reaches its high point!

As you step down on the right-hand side of your mountain, you then run into the Falling Action.  This is where your characters get busy working on solving the problem(s) or conflict that has been going on in your story leading up to this point of the fix.

After which, you will step down to the next place on your mountain, Resolution.  Here you write about how your story ends up.

As you work out your Mountain Story Outline in detail, you will find yourself really getting into your story on a level that you may not have thought that you would reach.  You'll find everything about your story fascinating.  You'll even be motivated to add in other details that will pop into your mind as you work on your Outline.

Working on your Outline is FUN, inspiring, and very  motivational!

Let's WRITE!

Hopefully, today's exercise will really help you to get moving on your Novel.  We'll be back for more inspiring writer's tips tomorrow . . .

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Let's head to . . .

The business of PUBLISHING!

Writers, until tomorrow ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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