The Plot Clinic

Description

In this short, self-paced course, Niki and Lauren take you through some common plot problems that writers face, and how to solve them.

Whether you’re planning your novel and feel stuck, or you’ve finished the first draft and are struggling through the editing phase, these tips will help you get back on track.

With practical tips, examples from our own work and works of popular fiction, as well as exercises to work on between lessons, by the end of the course you should feel confident diagnosing your plot problems and, crucially, know how to fix them!

Course details

Part 1: Introduction & Defining Plot

• What is plot?
• Summarise your plot with the ‘Plot on a page’ worksheet
• Learn about Save The Cat! beats

Part 2: Pacing

• How pacing – either too fast or too slow – can hinder your plot
• Tips and tricks for testing your pacing

Part 3: Characters

• The protagonist-antagonist relationship
• Unusual antagonists
• Define your key characters with our worksheet

Part 4: The Middle

• Tips for fixing soggy middles

Part 5: Summary & Next Steps

• Course summary
• Exclusive discount code for The Story School courses.