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  • Climbing the Plot Mountain Thursday, May 21st, 2020     Start the Conversation

    By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Admit it, you’ve seen the plot mountain to the left countless times. This is how you learned the parts of plot, yes? But, if I may be so bold, I’m not a fan of this diagram. Sure, all the parts are present, and the names are…

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  • plot point a to b Take Your Foot Off the Gas: Fiction from Point A to Point B Thursday, October 18th, 2018     One Comment

    by Aaron Gansky @adgansky When an idea for a novel pops into our minds, the first thing we like to do is flesh out a few major plot points, which is fine. But, it can become a problem when we race our characters from one place to the next simply…

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