Let’s just pretend this was posted last week like it was supposed to be. So, continuing on our master plot archetype discussion we come to the ninth of Booker’s seven plots, and his final one. (As mentioned in previous weeks,
Midjourney and a Giveaway
Good afternoon, squiders, If you’ve been about the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen something about AI-generated images. I came across Midjourney on one of my writing Discords and have been playing with it in conjunction with my Gothic horror novella
Master Plot Series: Mystery
Oho! What have we here? I can hear you saying,”But, Kit, we already did all 7 of the 7 Plot Archetypes! How are we still going?” Christopher Booker, who wrote The Seven Basic Plots, actually has nine plots. He just
WriYe and Gift Lists
Good evening, squiders! How is your week going? I’ve been fighting with my book description for my Gothic Horror, which is going worse than expected. I feel like book descriptions are not generally that hard, but maybe it’s just been
Master Plot Series: Rebirth
Good evening, squiders! Today we look at our final of the 7 Plot Archetypes (though not our final entry in the series), which is Rebirth. (In other news, I finished my edit and sent my novella off to the copyeditor,
Master Plot Series: Tragedy
Buckle up, squiders. This week we’re talking about the plot archetype of Tragedy, which is perhaps the largest and most encompassing of all the plot archetypes. 7 Plot: Tragedy20 Plots: Forbidden Love, Wretched Excess, Descension36 Plots: Involuntary Crimes of Love,
WriYe and Cliffhangers
How’s it going, squiders? I spent an hour or so earlier going over the timing of my novella that’s due back for copyediting at the end of the month. I had some notes from the last phase of editing where
Master Plot Series: Comedy
Good morning, squiders! I forgot yesterday was Thursday, but I’ve figured it out. This week we’ll be discussing the plot archetype of Comedy. 7 Plots: Comedy20 Plots: Love36 Plots: Obstacles to Love, An Enemy Loved Don’t be confused my friends!
The Well Runneth Dry
Good morning, squiders! I started this entry last Tuesday which tells you how my executive functioning has been lately. Every month I send out short stories. Basically I have a big spreadsheet, and it lists the story, the market, acceptance/rejection,
Master Plot Series: Voyage and Return
Good morning, squiders! This week we’re looking at our fourth master plot, that of Voyage and Return. 7 Plots: Voyage and Return20 Plots: Adventure, Metamorphosis36 Plots: n/a Again, no related 36 plots this week. Iiiiiinteresting. Voyage and Return at first
