Review: Plotting made easy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
I bought this book on a whim. I've always love "writing reference" books. The good ones give you a lot of food for thought and the really great ones will revolutionize the way you write. This is not one of the really great ones, which is why I'm only giving it a four star rating. That said, I've decided to plot my next novella following the notes I took reading this (short) book, and I must say, it made plotting as easy and straight forward as possible without falling into the trap of turning your writing into a formula.There's nothing that revolutionizes anything here. There's no particularly new ideas. It's the same old three act structure. But the way the author lays everything down for you makes the book (and plotting) easy to understand and follow. Think of it like a one-stop-shop from character definitions to scene design. If you're tired of having to go through five different, detailed reference books everytime you start something new, then this is for you.It's one tidy reference book that I'm sure I'll being going back to every time I'm starting a new project.