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
Master Plot Series: The Quest
Buckle up, squiders. Here we go. The Plot Archetype. The one everyone thinks of when they think of master plots and plot archetypes. What the Hero’s Journey is patterned after. THE QUEST. 7 Plots: The Quest20 Plots: The Quest, Pursuit,
Short Story Frustrations
GUYS I am so frustrated I’ve always prided myself on being the sort of person who can put out a story when it’s called for, whether a spot needs filling in an anthology or what have you. That I can
Master Plot Series: Rags to Riches
Happy Thursday, squiders! I’m avoiding making phone calls. So let’s talk master plots! 7 Master Plots Plot: Rags to RichesRelated 20 Master Plots Plot(s): Underdog, AscensionRelated 36 Master Plots Plot(s): n/a Now, I think it’s very interesting that the 36
