![]() ![]() His clear-cut, 16-step 'Marshall Plan' breaks down the complex novel-writing process into a series of parts you put together one piece at a time. ![]() You may find once you've gone thru it once though that in the future you may only need to refer to certain areas that might not be your strength which is okay and still helps in the writing process. Drawing on his extensive experience, Marshall has perfected a simple and methodical approach to novel writing. The only thing I recommend is making copies of the workbook pages so that you can reuse the process for those future manuscripts. But what I enjoyed was the rest of the book that had fill-in-the-blank worksheets that forces you to answer questions and go deeper into your story and characters. The first part of the book goes into building your plot and characters. And I am not a pantster by any means when I write, but it was great to be able to focus on the areas I felt my book needed work or for areas I just felt stuck. Sometimes writers like to fly by the seat of their pants and see where the idea and story will go.įor myself, I received this workbook after I had already started a new manuscript. Some more experienced writers might find it too structured. This workbook can help you see if and where your great idea might go. What I like is that sometimes an idea might sound like a great one and then we stare at the page after maybe the first 10 pages and it doesn't go anywhere. If it is absolutely great for beginners but I think it is also handy to have even if you have a few manuscripts under your belt.įor the beginner it will take you from your idea to a finished piece of work. I read this workbook a year ago but continue to refer to it as I work on writing women's fiction. ![]()
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