PWWorkbook Launch Party Photos

Thanks to Writers' Platform-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan, I have lovely photos to share of both the pre-party and Bookshop Santa Cruz launch party for The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories.

Standing room only. Plot Tips shared. Cake devoured. Thanks to all of you who showed up and asked questions and bought books.

I add a few photos here and there (more photos on FB both the PW fan page and the Martha Alderson page and on Twitter) and share:


5 Plot Tips to Immediately Improve Your Writing

1) Start from the climax and work your way backward to the beginning.

2) As you're writing, always keep in mind the transformation the protagonist undergoes and the gift she delivers at the end of the story.

3) Continually make clear to the writer the protagonist's goals.

4) Get the 4 Energetic Markers in place first and then fill in the rest of your scenes.

5) Constantly ask yourself what you're really trying to say = what your story is really trying to say (thematic significance plot).







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More Plot Tips: 

1) Plot your story step-by-step with the help of The Plot Whisperer Workbook: Step-by-step Exercises to Help You Create Compelling Stories 

2) Read The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master

3) Watch the Plot Series: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay? on YouTube. Scroll down on the left of this post for a directory of all the steps to the series. 27-step tutorial on Youtube

4) Watch the Monday Morning Plot Book Group Series on YouTube. Scroll down on the right of this post for a directory the book examples and plot elements discussed.

For additional tips and information about the Universal Story and plotting a novel, memoir or screenplay, visit:
Blockbuster Plots for Writers
Plot Whisperer on Facebook
Plot Whisperer on Twitter