BUILD A BOOK: 2. Plot (How to write and sell a novel)

I think I’ll sit down and write a novel

That’s fine, but to prepare a top-selling book, you’ll need help every step of the way. And those steps are Preparation, Plot and Synopsis

How hard can it be?

The truth is – it’s not hard. As long as you’re armed with a stage-by-stage route map for the journey ahead – and that’s exactly WHAT BUILD A BOOK is! A series of three booklets covering each step of the way

How will BUILD A BOOK: Plot help me?

BUILD A BOOK: Plot will help you turn your story idea into a fully functioning plot-line. It will help you, every step of the way, to fashion a believable narrative, with a balance of action and setting. It will show you how to integrate subplots and create escalating levels of drama. It will help you to introduce your main characters and plan all the problems and solutions along the novel’s journey

This booklet will make sure that there are no plot holes, lack of continuity, or unsolved loose ends, and that you are on course to create a best seller

What do I need to include in my plot?

Well, let’s keep it simple. This booklet, Plot, covers everything in bite-sized chunks:

It identifies the basic plot types

It helps you plan out the beginning, middle and end of the story, and makes sure that you don’t run out of steam half way in to your novel

It shows you how to slowly build up to the climax with ever increasing tension

It guides you in the use of flashbacks

It helps you to foreshadow certain events

It shows you how to seamlessly weave subplots into your main story

It helps you to deconstruct other novels and identify the structure they were based upon

So, onward and upwards

Follow this booklet through with us, step by step, and you’ll be ready to embark upon the crucial steps laid down in the next BUILD A BOOK booklet, Synopsis