Lesson Story Structure and Plot 1-12

[rsims87]

These videos are awesome! Thanks! I have a question that you may be able to help me with. I am working on a story that will at least require two books to write, maybe a trilogy. Should this structure be applied to each book individually, or to the overall story? For example, in a two part series would I end book one with the 50% mark and continue from there, or would I end the entire structure and start anew on part two?

[rrk137]

"AWESOME" REALLY.....the word went out of style in 1994. It telegraphs just what a mindless, no imagination twit you are. After you showed me what a follower you are, I need to hear not another word.

[briangunn21]

youre a writer and you cant spell "lose"?

[rsims87]

@briangunn21 That's the difference in a writer and an editor... we are allowed typos! ;)

[briangunn21]

@rsims87 I'm sure your editor thinks you're a nightmare!

[rsims87]

@briangunn21 I'm not far enough along to have one yet, but they probably will! :)

[Petzie123]

Does this method still work for detective novels?

[architectus777]

@Petzie123 yeah. 

[deneco4]

Where can I get that photoshop file?

[architectus777]

@deneco4 It's a jpg. The link is in the description.

[2yrs2long]

.... that would be "higher or more to LOSE", not LOOSE. :)

[elreyjohn1]

This is a amanzing video

[TheNightsMoon]

Actually, with the three act system, many stories have multiple sets of those.

[Dr762x39]

All I can say is THANKS!

[okletswatch]

architectus, this is an amazing tutorial. its everything a tutorial should be--clear, descriptive, and it has an organized feel to it, somewhat like a presentation. i really appreciate this a lot, i can't tell you just how helpful this has been. thank you so much!

[architectus777]

@okletswatch Your welcome. Thank you for watching. :)

[blankstage24]

Thanks for creating this! 

[miuras92025]

YOU really make thing easy , great material

[copnite12342]

sir i pretty much have the whole map. from A-Z. including the chracters and the natures and but how do u express it. in proper english?

[favm360]

Thanks a lot, I'm a want-to-be teenage writer. I know what you are thinking, but I'm not like most teenagers out there, I do want to make a descent book and I don't care about being famous. I just want to write for passion.

[TVwriter23]

Has anyone ever figured out how to use Plots Unlimited by Tom Sawyer and Arthur David Weinngarten. I've had this book for years and still can't tell if it's me or the format is just overly complicated.

[architectus777]

@TVwriter23 I've never read it, but a lot of writers make this idea complex. I explained it in a way that makes sense to me.

[TVwriter23]

@architectus777 Well it's an updated version of the book Plotto by William Wallace Cook. People say that one is difficult to, but I wish I could find it for a reasonable price. Plots Unlimited is pretty cool, but damn complicated to figure out.

[TVwriter23]

@TVwriter23

Thanks I am so glad to have found your videos. Reading Plots Unlimted makes you want to scream. I've read instructions of that book off and on and when I think I've figured it out I realize it still doesn't make since. Someone mentioned Plotto by William Wallace Cook that predates PU, but the book is usually in the $100's, because it's old and hasn't been republished.

[PvtFreddy]

Okay, what is the Monkey Wrench in clear English?

[architectus777]

If you continue with the series it should make sense. The Monkey Wrench is something goes wrong. This is when Neo wakes up in the real world.

[HallowedHoly]

@PvtFreddy The Monkey Wrench would be the "inciting incident", the spark of the problem to be solved--something changes: there's a turn in the road.

[cosmicku]

thanx for the blog link - Neil would you please send me a jpeg of this mind-map -

TY Kellyann

[architectus777]

The mind map is in the description of this video. It's the last link. It was broken for a few days, but I got it working again.

[cosmicku]

hey -

been bustN my ass tryN to write dialogue for the first time - I found a really cool lecher on itunes by Christopher Vogler - Using Myth to Power Your Story Part 1 of 2 - for only 5.99

[architectus777]

Hey, cool. You might dig this blog post about writing characters that don't sound like you.

I posted the link in the vids discription.

[xxguitarwarcraftxx]

thank you so much for putting this video up. i've watched a lot of novel writing videos and this one is definately the best!

[cosmicku]

OMG - thank you - you upgraded the concept w/ a new mind-map - about 3 weeks or so ago you jump-started my interest in a play I was kicking around - thank you for all your efforts - you sound like a really cool dude - are you a Capricorn?

[architectus777]

Aries. I'm glad my video inspired you. Now write that play. :p

[cosmicku]

Neil

I wish you would send me a clearer more crisp hard copy of this mind-map - for inspiration so I can create my own - I have done a ton of work on my play thanx to you! - are you on facebook?

[gairero]

were did you learn this? I've been looking for something like this all over the net. this is by far the best explanation of all. thanks, and keep posting man!

[architectus777]

From a couple of sources but a lot of it can be found in the book Anatomy of Story.

[architectus777]

Thank you for the compliment. I also think it came out better.

[koldkase77]

I like this a lot better. THANX!