Today I started work on the second draft of my first novel. The first task I’ve decided to undertake is to review and revise the plot structure. Recently I took a little course offered by the fine folks at One Story. Ann Napolitano did a five day course entitled “Lost and Found: A New Way […]
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Lost and Found Plot Development
Yesterday I finished taking an online course through the fine people at One Story. The course was presented by Assistant Editor Ann Napolitano and covered a “new way of looking at plot.” The approach focuses on first determining what characters in the story are “missing” from their lives, and then proceeds to follow them through […]

