Outlining the Plot for a Novel
A plot line, for those who don’t know, is the plot of a projected novel condensed into twenty or thirty pages. It is the authorial equivalent of a painter’s sketch before embarking on the actual painting. It allows the artist to position things and get some sense of relationships and proportion. When the actual project begins, it is a touchstone to keep the artist on track. I have just spent the past week immersed in the plot line for my next novel, and, I must say...
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