Plot Development Step by Step: Exercises for Planning Your Book

Learn the step-by-step system for outlining a successful novel.

The two bestselling authors behind the previous guidebook, Plot Development, which showed writers how to outline an entire novel, now bring you this workbook full of practical exercises to plan your novel.

Following the principles you learned in Plot Development, this guided approach takes you through the following steps:

  • The creation of your cast of characters
  • The development of the protagonist, antagonist, POV characters, and minor characters
  • The construction of the entire outline, from start to finish
  • The composing of subplots to enhance your story
  • The structure of a powerful chapter and how to build it
  • The editing process to make your outline stronger
  • The approach to enrich your opening and closing chapters

Plot Development: Step by Step is jam-packed with precise questions and thoughtful exercises, designed to give birth to a phenomenal novel.