Master The Art Of Outlining Your Novel With This Simple 24-Chapter Plotting Template

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It took me years to figure out plotting but I wanted something more than just a basic story structure cheatsheet - I wanted a full chapter outline... this is what I came up with. You can download the Word plotting outline template here:
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@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

What kind of book are you writing? Do you think this template will be useful? Let me know in the comments! PS. Don't forget to grab the downloadable templates in Word, Scrivener and Google Docs: www.creativindie.com/plot-outline

@Strathroyantiquemall 2 года назад

the link is not working

@larryvoyles1620 Год назад

Absolutely helpful! I've been looking but have been unable to find the answers to questions I had, until I found your (Derek Murphy's) videos. You have answered many of the questions I've wrestled with. Thank you!

@larryvoyles1620 Год назад

I am trying to write a science fiction novel (series of novels, actually). The first is set in present day. The others are set in the future some in the distant future. I believe it can work out well, even though I remember you giving warning about skipping too much time, because time travel is basically discovered in one of my first couple of books. One of the books will be a historical fiction (centered very closely around factual history)/sci-fi. It'll be a prequel that shows more about how some of the oddities in the first book were originally discovered, but kept secret by the powerful and elite. I'm sorry, I wish I could share more about my plot and storyline, but I feel it is pretty unique and I'd like to be the first to tell this story. Your templates are a godsend for me. Using them I will be able to organize my story much better. I will be following them from start to finish. I work in construction, with a lot of overtime, and have little time to write. I listen to your lessons as I work, so I can't even really take notes. Thankfully, your templates can serve as the needed notes! I hadn't worked on my story/s for around a year but your lessons have sparked a flame. Thank you!

@larryvoyles1620 Год назад

Think, "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells... only completely different. My story is based on cutting edge science and additionally a bit of forethought (fiction, at the moment).

@Theghostdiaries 4 года назад

I've been listening to this non-stop. Dude has done his research on story structure.

@user-tw1kr5ki2r 3 года назад

he quoted you in his website!

@billhasadeathwish2470 2 года назад

I just wish his sound quality was better.

@tearstoneactual9773 4 месяца назад

I wish his audio was louder/better.

@Mperezens Год назад

A MUST WATCH! As a new writer, it helped my first edit tremendously! Was on point with your outline (miracle) until the ACT III, was missing two chapters. It improved my story!! ❤❤ Thanks for your guideline. Best online template!

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

thanks so much!

@jaquaylenforrest7956 2 года назад

Just got finish with my first draft of my first novel. I couldn't have done it without your video. Thank you.

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

awesome congrats!

@hixttait753 4 года назад

For those watching. His voice seemed a little stressed/scratchy, but his points are great. Make sure to check out his description for the template. Here are a list of great visuals he used: 0:00, 2:25, 5:14, 7:55

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

yeah I lose my voice fast because I only talk to strangers on the internet :)

@Borvoc Год назад

Mood

@1monki 4 года назад

the breakdown at 5:14 is interesting. The thing that's being corrected for, but not addressed is that if you're going to work in an 8 sequence structure, it makes a lot of sense to break your plot into 4 acts, each with 2 sequences. Then, each sequence ends with its own "set-piece:" 1. Inciting incident 2. End of the old world and start of the new 3. Pinch point one, etc.

@Theghostdiaries 4 года назад

I'm an author and have been studying story structure, narrative arc, and plot points for years....this is a REALLY good template. I can tell you've digested and synthesized more vague outlines and converted them into a more comprehensive map of the types of scenes that must happen in between the typical plot points.

@Theghostdiaries 4 года назад

Scene ideas spring forth immediately for me when I think of the story through these beats

@litabrooker7872 3 года назад

Love this video. Now, I'm going to watch it again. Thank you so much, Derek.

@jenniferlaura7232 Год назад

Thank you so much for this content and thorough explanation. It's so incredibly helpful, and I'm so thankful!

@culturevulture3382 4 года назад

Well done Derek. Most useful. Good examples from different genres. Thanks.

@BazColne 2 года назад

Very good of you to share your work with us. It's all so very clearly set out. Thank you so much.

@taradeihm2141 4 года назад

A really helpful resource for first time writers. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn about plotting out a novel.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

thanks!

@marcellismadness2552 4 года назад

This is pure gold

@aleashkrin 5 лет назад

This is so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing!! ♥️

@Edinburghdreams 2 года назад

Man, this is the best methodology i've ever come across. For some reason it just clicks for me.

@amethecstudios5819 5 лет назад

This has been so helpful! You don't understand what this video means to me. If anyone ever asks me how I managed to write three full POV stories at once in the same book, I'll credit Derek Murphy.

@Loonypapa 4 года назад

Hey I'm doing the same thing! Good luck!

@poms_beats 2 года назад

This is super amazing, thank you for this!

@oldskinny1 Год назад

Wow!!! You are seriously a great teacher. I have not watched anyone more detail. Thanks so so much!!!! I look forward to going back and watching all of your videos.

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

thanks so much!

@streetmadonna3275 4 года назад

Very helpful. Thank you for the video and the template!

@SoulOctavius 4 года назад

Man this right here helped me a ton yo. It cut out most of all the nonsense that the other outlines be giving. When I put my story ideas into other outlines they seem to leave me still feeling lost, and confused with what should happen in certain chapters. But this one? I was able to connect the dots from beginning to the complete end. I had to stick to this video and study it for a week straight before I finally was able to really understand how to use this story structure completely. The middle really is the super hard part. Cuz of the transition period the hero goes through. Now after completing my story within 1 paragraph per chapter. Now I wanna either put in extra chapters, or make certain chapters longer then others in other to help the characters bond more, and have more time to go through the world I'll have to build. Because my characters are stuck in a zombie world and are trying to get revenge on the one who created the virus. But I dont want the main characters just fighting zombies. I also want then to be fighting other people too that will slow them down from reaching their goals, and being able to survive too having to hunt for food, or whatever. But thank you so much for creating this story outline. Me being able to really complete a story blueprint makes me feel so happy right now.

@wynterjamesguzman688 3 года назад

Hello, how's your story coming?

@ThePomegranate74 3 года назад

This is brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing, the detail is invaluable and it has really helped me with a Masters piece. Legend.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@mara_q9979 3 года назад

I loved the video, the outlines, and the descriptions! This video deserves more likes.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Wow, thank you!

@vincentbiondi 3 года назад

thank you so much! You clarity is incredible.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! I'm clear when I have an outline - most of my videos are a rambling mess. :)

@francinem4944 3 года назад

I've got a modern-day scifi/timetravel novel. I've used a merged version of your template and the others you quote, with also the 8-point story structure. Being a 'pantser', these have helped me decipher at what point the characters were at, and helped steer a logical conclusion. I have concurrent charts to the plot for the character arc, and these have helped me to get into the characters more deeply through these stages. Thanks very much Derek

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

awesome!

@EchoatTheOakAnchor Год назад

I’m so glad I stumbled on this. It’s perfection for fleshing out the story that’s been bouncing around my brain for years.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

awesome!

@philipwagner9169 3 года назад

This is an outstanding synthesis and development of so much other work. You've really lit the light bulb for me! I've made a master mind map of this (in the SimpleMind software), and will use World Anvil to develop a world bible as my plots develop. Thank you for all the time and effort and thought, and for being generous enough to share the results.

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

glad to hear you got results!

@lanastaux5836 4 года назад

Hi Derek, I have been looking for a plot structure like this for a long time! It helped me to complete a system that I'm so happy with. Thanks so much!

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

that's great!

@ivettecastle3420 3 года назад

Thank u so much. This is seriously the best plot structure I have ever encounter. I was able to make a first draft of my plot outline with this in less than a hour. It finally looks like I´m getting somewhere. All thanks to you!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@Jonas_Fox 4 года назад

Thanks again Derek. I appreciate all your insights and nothing motivates me more than knowing how to go next!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@Jonas_Fox that’s great to hear

@Debate4Life 3 года назад

I have used this nearly everyday during writing. Thank you so much for this amazing video. 🙏🏻

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@worksofhands 2 года назад

thank you for this lecture!

@beccaslick Год назад

I have been struggling to figure out how to mesh Save the Cat 3 Act structure with the 27 Chapter Method and my god you did it!

@Zenasanatomy 2 года назад

Writing sci-fi adventure/ mystery. Man you provide so much value, this Gold is exactly what I needed. Major help sifting through noise of many other story structure and outline approaches from other youtubers. Thank you big time and happy to subscribe

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@Zenasanatomy awesome! Yah it works best to outline commercial fiction

@marilyn16ify 3 года назад

I really thought this description was so helpful. Put it together very well. Thank you so much! - A must Listen to!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@garystein7883 3 года назад

You need to listen to it.

@nanettecormier8513 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you!!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@rosieran6106 5 лет назад

Amazing!amazing!amazing! Thank you

@carolinelabbott2451 4 года назад

Thankyou for a well thought out break down. Exceedingly helpful. ❤️

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@carolinelabbott2451 thanks!

@dee764 Год назад

I've subscribed to your channel. This was really helpful. Thank you, Derek. 💕🌟

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

thanks!

@robertturley4529 3 года назад

Just pre-ordered Derek's Book "Book Craft" Thanks for all you're doing!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@writenowdream3882 3 года назад

So helpful for the aspiring author. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with others. :D

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@CBSuper 2 года назад

Thank you. Very helpful for the inspiring writer.

@wynterjamesguzman688 3 года назад

This is really helpful. Thank you for sharing this. You need more subscribers tbh. You're underrated.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

I appreciate that!

@lilboatsman 5 лет назад

I’ve tried to put together something like this for years, pure excellence! I will be watching it several times as I write my next book. Thanks!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@lilboatsman great!

@familyrocketship 5 лет назад

Great video Derek!

@aaronball9815 3 года назад

This is probably the best outline I have ever seen on story structure. Thank you so much!!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@aaronball9815 thanks!

@Priscilla_Bettis 5 лет назад

OMGosh, thank you!

@cherrlyn381 2 года назад

Excellent. I have to listen to it several times to let it sink in more.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@cherrlyn381 I’ll make an updated version soon

@CoconutSundae 5 лет назад

Awesome work, this really helps, thanks for contributing so much to the community!

@norandomness 4 года назад

Thank you. You nailed it on so many levels.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@norandomness ha it took me 10 years

@jose11032 2 года назад

Oh. My. God. Derek Murphy, I've tried plotting my WIP into all these kinds of templates FOR YEARS, always feeling so frustrated that something was wrong! Every template could give me some new learning skills, but my story never fitted Save the cat, Michael Hauge or any circles and diagrams you just TOTALLY PAINTED MY STORY out for me, point by point!! I could not be more grateful! I will use this template forever, I can't wait to start my writing game up from a new point of view, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 2 года назад

Awesome! I'm so happy it works for you!

@rebeccaschenk784 10 месяцев назад

This is excellent info. Thank you!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

thanks! I'm going to be breaking it down soon in a newer video series

@CIMaddox56 11 месяцев назад

I've been looking over this for a week, downloaded the Scrivener template, and now watching this video. I just gave Jessica Brody's Save the Cat a look two weeks ago. After all that, I am truly impressed with this one. Mainly because as you keenly point out, the middle is a mess. It is where I always get stuck and none of the other methods seem helpful. I also find the terminology so confusing. This one makes the most sense to me so far and I'm want to go back over my work and on it using this. I even have it clipped next to my monitor. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@CIMaddox56 save the cat is so popular but it doesn’t do it for me. I think it’s more basic and less detailed, so it helps authors focus on the super important stuff without getting overwhelmed

@mariskabezuidenhout613 2 года назад

wow this was amazing! thank you for all the effort and sharing

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@mariskabezuidenhout613 thank you

@tillaaayy Год назад

this is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@tillaaayy awesome

@VintageAfro91 2 года назад

Omg thank you! I’m in the process of creating my first novel! Your video is a God Send! 😁

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@VintageAfro91 hope it’s going well

@gordonmculloch4904 5 лет назад

Great in-depth look into the structure of story. 👍

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@gordonmculloch4904 thanks so much

@phoenixmarie6477 5 лет назад

Love this! Thank you so much!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@phoenixmarie6477 awesome!

@jeremyeicke3682 3 года назад

I have been on the fence with Starting a novel but did not know where to start. I would research and plan to avoid feelings of guilt from procrastination but never really started a project. With this out online I fee like any barriers have been removed. I have started writing again for the first time in years. Thank you for getting me back in the saddle.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

awesome!

@restushlogic5794 4 года назад

I'm using this plot for a horror story game. It works!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

awesome!

@chirayadharma1994 5 лет назад

Thanks this is awesome :)

@davidjoyner3102 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video. I am writing a historical fiction novel about Florida.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@davidjoyner3102 good luck

@qine6559 3 года назад

SUBSCRIBING! This is the type of content I have LOOKED for for ages. Yessss!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

thanks glad it's useful

@garystein7883 3 года назад

I have subscribe to it.

@garystein7883 3 года назад

@lauramyers2276 4 года назад

Excellent! So useful and enlightening.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad you think so!

@garystein7883 3 года назад

@trumpdid7117 4 года назад

The best video on this subject I’ve seen! 👌

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@trumpdid7117 amazing

@nadyakh6502 5 лет назад

Как всегда великодушно, щедро и конкретно. Восхищаюсь и уважаю, я ваша поклонница и фанатка.

@rickharold7884 3 года назад

awesome summary, thanks!

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kriskemp 2 года назад

Thank you for putting this together and sharing this video! Such helpful information!! Consider putting a link to a page on your website that only has one thing: a big donation button. Thank you!

@Strathroyantiquemall 2 года назад

this is great. what would be even better for me and romance writers is, if you would do a video with the 25 chapters giving a little sentence for each :)

@samelgbouri7958 5 лет назад

Great Job Derek, thank you

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@samelgbouri7958 thankyou!

@lxlii7134 5 лет назад

Thank you big time 😉😊😊

@deellaboe437 9 месяцев назад

I loved Katy's outline but this was very impressive, thanks for sharing.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

thanks, yeah hers is excellent too and she put a lot of work into it.

@deellaboe437 14 дней назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie yeah she diid. And then she went silent.

@jcandye1 4 года назад

Very helpful, thank you! :)

@garystein7883 3 года назад

@loridee21 5 лет назад

I really love this. Very helpful !

@garystein7883 3 года назад

Yes is it.

@garystein7883 3 года назад

@SinusQuell_ 5 лет назад

This is so helpful, thank you so much !

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@SinusQuell_ glad you enjoyed it

@cap5364 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

it's my gift to humanity /s

@_surreal99 14 дней назад

A lot of these formulas start to unravel when you tackle some genres. The true über guide will have multiple formulas

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@_surreal99 I think all commercial fiction including literary share a common structure

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

Though it does get more tricky with 3rd person omniscient or multiple pov

@eduardocamboim 3 года назад

This is the most complete and useful outline i have ever seen!! it clarify all the process to me!! i would love to read the books you wrote using this template to see it in action and clarify even more this in my thoughts! what books you wrote that are the best examples of this outline?

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Wonderful! I don't always follow this exactly but my books are under DS Murphy or Drake Mason.

@michellethornton7926 19 часов назад

It's what we needed...

@nataranga 3 года назад

Hi congratulations for your best achievement god bless you, it’s a superb And am looking for that archplot structure pdf format file where I can get that you have any links for it

@ican384 3 года назад

As I was struggling with the kaytastic model (which is still amazing don’t get me wrong) I found this... I’ll take it as a sign

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

Yeah she's great - her model was the best I could find, until I made my own.

@bloodmoonlily5661 3 года назад

Hi this helped me a lot! Can you maybe do something similar with planning a book series?

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

sure great idea

@olgar8742 5 лет назад

Great for action novels, but a bit confusing for romance with all these villains, allies and battles. Maybe you could do a break down specifically for romance? :)

@lanastaux5836 5 лет назад

When I've tried using plot outlines, it helps to think of enemies as the internal conflict that they are struggling with,emorional battles, or whatever it is that is keeping them apart.

@Loonypapa 4 года назад

Watch "As Good As it Gets."

@sippintea1323 5 лет назад

thankyou!!!!!!!

@garystein7883 3 года назад

Hi dear.

@loudspider316 2 года назад

Hi Derek - That was super useful, many thanks. I ended up doing an extract of the audio and some quick processing so I could hear it a little more clearly. Let me know if you'd like that processed audio file, so if you prefer it you can insert and re-up your video.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 2 года назад

cool! I'm open to that but not sure I can 'replace' this version with a new version. I have a few other videos going through this chart with the right microphone

@loudspider316 2 года назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie It certainly seems possible (says a Google search) that one can re-up a video with no loss of comments, but I must admit I haven't done so myself...At any rate: I've uploaded the mp3 to a Google drive, I'll chop the link in another comment below, hopefully you'll be able to access it fine. I'll take a spin through your other videos as well, thanks for letting me know.

@loudspider316 2 года назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie Hopefully chopping the link will get it thru: Head for: drive.google.com/file/d/ and then add this straight after: 12I10RNkbOmLYj7JoCIzLx1k1CwBQyJ_n It will drop you straight at the MP3. You can play or download from there.

@loudspider316 2 года назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie Link was added in a comment. Let me know if that made it through the RU-vid checker, or whether that comment vanished.

@krishnashah3701 2 года назад

Hi, this was super helpful. I kind of sat down and sorted out my story while watching this video. What you said about the middle act made total sense since it is the biggest part of the story, and required thorough setting. I, too, was getting stuck there, so this really really helped. If you ever get a time, can you take an already published novel and break it down with this structure?

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

yeah that would be really useful; I do a lot of long breakdowns of movies for common writing elements

@Valgomez2100 Год назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie where can find your breakdowns of novels and movies?

@rohana1655 3 года назад

I love his husky voice♥️

@DerekMurphycreativindie 3 года назад

that's my introvert voice that goes raw because I never talk to people. :)

@kelsotoday6679 3 года назад

9:50 bookmark for myself 🧚

@jaquaylenforrest7956 4 года назад

Just wrote a whole chapter so far on this

@brettwolfelodge7379 3 года назад

This is an invaluable resource. Thank you Derek for making this available for free. I have a question, however. Is there any chance you could take this outline structure and use it to break down any well-known existing stories? I feel like having that would be an enormous counterpart when writing our own. I say this because what I found was that when plotting out some of my conflicts that my moments came too early and by the mid point when the stakes are supposed to be raised even higher, I have nowhere to go. So clearly I misidentified what some of the earlier struggles are supposed to look like. Thank you again

@adamwatching 2 года назад

I second this ask. In the mean time, I have found the infographics (try a couple google searches to find it) that do this type of breakdown for the Pixar or Disney movies, and I think you could probably take those and match them up to this model and then go from there. I've seen Lion King breakdowns used as a plot stand in for more complex Hero's Journey breakdowns if you add the smaller scenes in yourself.

@brettwolfelodge7379 2 года назад

@@adamwatching thank you! I googled it just now and found the Lion King one you mention. It's definitely close enough that matching the main points to this outline and then breaking it down into chapters from there should be simple enough to build a reference template. This has me excited to get to writing!

@joannel.8788 5 лет назад

Will you be emailing the pdfs to people on your mailing list?

@larryvoyles1620 Год назад

Thank you so much, I am loving your teachings and advice! I have a novel I am trying to write and can "tell" the story in about 30,000 words, with practically no dialogue. I believe, the needed, dialogue will expand my word count by 3-4 times, probably more. I know no one wants to be "told" a story, unless it is 5000 words or less and they are sitting around a campfire, drinking... Can you create a video/videos on how to create the dialogue for your story/novel? I've begun creating some dialogue and have advanced my story from ~30,000 words to around ~50,000 words, but most of the story is still being "told." I'm hoping you can give examples of HOW you come up with the needed dialogue. Thank you in advance.

@DerekMurphycreativindie Год назад

great idea, thanks

@eleonorahackman6779 4 года назад

Where might you “break” if you were looking to do two or three books? In act two? Or would you duplicate this structure, with plot points, resolution and all, for each book in the series? Grateful for any help :)

@50kwords 4 года назад

Hope it's not to late: Yes, usually you have a plot that spans over several books, and within each book you break it down in a whole plot structure but just on a smaller scale. That's why series of three books are so common bc every book is an Act of the 3 Act Structure.

@wynterjamesguzman688 3 года назад

@@50kwords that actually helps, I'm kinda new to this story writing thing due to this pandemic. Don't know until when I'll stay alive. Haha the least I can do is have a book so my seemingly unimportant life have sense in a way.

@50kwords 3 года назад

@@wynterjamesguzman688 Glad it helped. :) Also, I feel you. XD I don't know how things are where you live. In my country there is a "state library" that collects everything that is published in our official language and/ or published about our country in other countries. So as long as this library exists, I will be immortalised by my humble, published stuff. lol Wish you the best you'll have your stories finished and published one day too. 👍

@mementomori7949 2 года назад

I don't know why the download link isn't working, is it?

@hansr.teterra6926 2 года назад

What is "Archplot"? I can't translate in german lenguage...

@wiggleworm5423 Месяц назад

I like to call the first chapter their worst fear happens to them.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@wiggleworm5423 great!

@PattyEverAfter 5 лет назад

I'd love to see this outline structure broken down if youre writing in dual povs?

@DerekMurphycreativindie 5 лет назад

that's a great question; I haven't tried a dual POV yet. I think though, you'd actually have one MAIN character - the one who changes the most is the protagonist - and they would follow this. The other may follow some of this but not all.

@Loonypapa 4 года назад

@@DerekMurphycreativindie I'm doing a multiple-frames-within-a-frame novel, where the protagonist basically follows the hero's journey, and the other frames get pulled in to the story line through the use of techno-epistolary devices to add new information. Think Michener's The Source.

@SWOONCH 2 года назад

I'm curious what about the fatal flaw/want vs need in a series, if the flaw is resolved at the end of book one, how does one continue In a series? Is another want vs need/fatal flaw created? Btw. never felt the desire to hit the thumbs up on a video, until this one.

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@SWOONCH the fatal flaw gets resolved at the very end when facing the antagonist, so it could be left for the last book on the series, the true final epic battle. I like to end my series on cliffhangers.

@captainnolan5062 2 месяца назад

Which chapters are the A and B bullet points actually in?

@DerekMurphycreativindie 12 дней назад

@@captainnolan5062 could go either way, whatever fits best,

@lindenaho 3 года назад

You may have covered this and I just missed it. But my question is this. If your main character joins a force and then realizes they are on the wrong side of a war and switches teams. At what point would that switch take place?

@DerekMurphycreativindie 15 дней назад

Depends on the book but generally, the midpoint is where they make a big discovery and shift their viewpoint; however I'd probably do it as a cliffhanger at the end of book one.

@cesarferrazdacosta9483 4 года назад

Olá, eu sou do Brasil. O vídeo é espetacular. Só um problema: meu inglês é péssimo. Se você colocar as legendas do vídeo em inglês, fica fácil para eu conseguir a tradução. Esse tipo de material é difícil de encontrar no meu idioma, o português. Obrigado, amigo. Aí vai a tradução do Google: "Hi I'm from Brazil. The video is spectacular. Just one problem: my english is terrible. If you subtitle the video in english, it's easy for me to get the translation. This kind of material is hard to find in my language, portuguese. Thank you friend."