A circular route to plotting
okay, you know those bam, bam, bam ideas I got a few weeks ago? Well I started one them after getting over my Fear of First Page (tm). So I wrote the first chapter, and rewrote it…and finally on the third try came up with a real live keep it chapter.
This story is so weird. I know what’s happening with the plot…most of the way through. But I couldn’t nail the GMC. Of either the hero or the heroine…:shock: Not the best way to start a story. So I was beginning to panic. I mean…would these people PLEASE talk to me
and tell me what they wanted??
So in an effort to keep myself sane…I retreated to the bathtub
of course. I do my best plotting there. So I leaf through a magazine (I’ve noticed that helps) and then BAM.
I figured out the GMC for both the hero and heroine. Backstory. Why they wanted what they wanted. Why they couldn’t have it. Secrets from the past. It was so obvious…why didn’t I think of it myself??
I jumped out of the tub and rushed to the computer and did a two page mind dump of everything I had thought of in the tub. You know, I case my mind like a steel trap (get serious!
)didn’t cooperate for long.
So have you ever started into a story where you have a vague idea where you’re going, some major points, how it going to end…but no idea of the GMC??
Trust me, it’s not for the faint of heart.
What’s the craziest way you’ve started or plotted a book?
PS…I’m STILL not totally convinced I have the right name for my her0ine…


