How to Plot Your Novel: Outlining for Authors Made Easy

Absolute disclaimer - I am a discovery writer!
Loud and proud.
All day long.

I have looked at plotting. I've tried different methods of plotting. Read articles and advice. I really have tried and nothing's worked. It's always frustrated the living bananas out of me when I do sit down to try to make plot notes and get thoroughly distracted by ideas and end up writing new ideas and scenes.

Needless to say, I was mildly apprehensive to read another book about the bane of my writing existence.

I was more than pleasantly surprised.

The book takes great pains to not demonise those of us who shudder when asked to provide an outline before diving into our imaginary worlds. It takes a beautifully balanced and considerate approach, offering simple questions that help to prompt you to consider things like character, setting, emotional wounds.

While I cannot say that I am a plotting convert, I can say that there is information in this book that is incredibly helpful to anyone who wants to make at least some sense of the ideas that demand to become stories.

As with all instructional guides, it encourages you to take what works, use it, adapt it if necessary, and put aside what hasn't worked for you.

It really is, ‘outlining for authors made easy,' and more importantly, non-judgemental.

(I received an advance copy from the author. This is my honest review).