Holly Lisle: Create A Plot Clinic - This is a Free Download, 40 Sample Pages. You can create a novel, short story, or screenplay plot from beginning to end, even if you don't know what you want to write about yet.nn *n Want to write fiction but don't know where to start?n *n Do you have a stack of 30-page novels that have stalled?n *n Are you stuck in the vast morass of your novel's middle?n *n Don't know how to figure out your ending?n *n Or do you have the whole first draft done, with the sinking feeling that something's wrong with the story, but you don't know what, or where?nnWith Holly Lisle's Create A Plot Clinic, you'll:nn * Choose and use the right structure for your storyn * Overflow with story ideas using twenty fun, easy toolsn * Organize your plot before you write, while still keeping it flexible and excitingn * Adapt your story to great ideas you have while you're writingn * Fix problem plotting as you write the book and even when you're revising itn * Deal with late, great ideas and your stubborn Muse without getting bogged down in endless rewritingn * And much morennEvery tool includes a description, a demonstration, and an exercise. You may need three or four days to get a brand-new working plot in order if you're just getting started. However, if you've been writing for a while--or if you're determined--you can have enough plot to start writing your book in about a day.nn*nnHolly Lisle'snCreate a Plot ClinicnTABLE OF CONTENTSnn * We Need Your Help ivn * Introduction: What Is Plotting (And Why Is It So Hard?) 3 "n o Plot Is... 3n o Where Plots Are Born 4n o A word of warning on dealing with the subconscious 6n o How Plots Grow 7n o The Seven Basic Plots (Plus A Mermaid) 9n o Plotting Is A Process, Not An Act 10n * How To Use This Book 12nn * Section I: Plotting Before Writing 20n o Structures 22n + How Many Plot Cards Will I Need? 22n + Usual Novel Word Counts 23n + Figuring Average Scene Length Wordcounts 23n + The Number of Scenes You’ll Need Is... 23n o The Three-Act Structure 24n o Character Structure, Single POV 28n o Character Structure, Multiple POV 29n o Cliffhanger Structure 31n o Organic Structure 32n o Timeline Structure 34n o Mixing It Up 36n * Section II: Tools—When Things Are Going Well 38n o Plot Tools, and Why There Are So Many 39n o Tool 1: Question 41n o Tool 2: Twist 46n o Tool 3: Cliffhanger 51n o Tool 4: Character 56n o Tool 5: Line-For-Scene, Take One 61n o Tool 6: Conflict 68n o Tool 7: Language 72n o Tool 8: Culture 78n o Tool 9: Map and Terrain 82n o Tool 10: Throwing Stuff Against A Wall 86n o Tool 11: Theme and Concept 91n * Section III: Tools—When Things Go Splat 99n o Tool 12: Awake—Timed Writing 100n o Tool 13: Awake—Word Games 104n + Goosebumps 104n + Pong 108n + Chase Your Tail 111n o Tool 14: Awake—Drawings 114n o Tool 15: Awake—Cards 119n o Tool 16: Awake—Making and Doing Things 129n o Tool 17—Chop Wood, Carry Water 132n o Tool 18: Awake—Bore Your Muse 136n o Tool 19: Asleep—Dream Journal 141n o Tool 20: Asleep—Dream Blackmail 146n * Section IV: Plotting While Writing 149n o Fix an Existing Project 151n o Dance With the One Who Brought You 158n + Rethinking Plot Points 158n + Changing Characters 163n + Changing the World 164n + Changing the Crisis 165n o Plotting the Ending 169n * Section V: Plotting While Revising 176n o No 177n o Line-For-Scene, Take Two 179n * Conclusion 187n * Coming Soon To Shop.HollyLisle.Com 190n * About the Author 191n