The Marshall Plan Workbook

by Marshall, Evan

• ISBN13: 9781582970592
• ISBN10: 1582970599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

The Marshall Plan Workbook, companion volume to the very successful Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, focuses on building a novel's plot, with more than 100 pages of fill-in sheets that become a veritable blueprint for each reader's novel. The Marshall Plan Workbook pushes deeper into the process of writing a novel scene by scene. Readers will learn to craft intriguing story goals and compelling conflicts all within a specific framework that enables them to produce any type of novel in a systematic yet creative way. They'll also learn the ins-and-outs of selling their work once it's finished. * Lively, interactive approach makes the book fun as well as educational * Easy-to-follow instruction takes the mystery--but not the creativity--out of writing a novel

Table of Contents

Introduction: About This Book	1	(3)
PART I The Writing Life	3	(16)
The Novelist's Mind-set	4	(9)
Time and Place for the Novelist	13	(6)
PART II Story Preliminaries	19	(39)
The Market-Savvy Novelist	20	(9)
Genres and How to Choose One	29	(5)
The Crisis---Where Your Story Begins	34	(6)
Story Ideas---Hollywood Style	40	(9)
The Story Goal---Your Novel's Engine	49	(4)
Research: When and How Much?	53	(5)
PART III Your Story People	58	(52)
The Lead	59	(18)
The Opposition	77	(10)
The Confidant	87	(10)
The Romantic Involvement	97	(10)
Other Characters	107	(3)
PART IV Plotting With the Blueprint	110	(45)
Multiple Story Lines	111	(16)
Section Sheets	127	(13)
Shaping a Plot	140	(13)
How to Use the Marshall Plan Blueprint	153	(2)
PART V The Blueprint	155	(60)
PART VI Writing From the Blueprint	215	(35)
The Five Fiction Modes	216	(18)
Sections	234	(9)
Connectors	243	(3)
Final Touches	246	(4)
Index	250