https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/plot-vs-character-leaving-room-for-magic/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/plot-vs-character-leaving-room-for-magic/#comment-448 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:37:49 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=1863#comment-448 […] Martina Boone at DIY MFA (great worksheets too) : Plot vs. Character: Leaving Room for Magic – Guest Post by Martina Boone […]

]]> https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/plot-vs-character-leaving-room-for-magic/#comment-447 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:03:34 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=1863#comment-447 Melanie – Thanks for pointing out that mix-up in the links. I think it’s fixed now! Glad you enjoyed the post. Cheers!

]]> https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/plot-vs-character-leaving-room-for-magic/#comment-446 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:09:55 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=1863#comment-446 […] was reminded that I hadn’t addressed the issue yet when I read Martina Boone’s guest post on DIYMFA yesterday.  Martina writes: Writing fiction is alchemy. We can have all the ingredients […]

]]> https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/plot-vs-character-leaving-room-for-magic/#comment-445 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:17:27 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=1863#comment-445 I’m a first draft pantser who yields to structure and mapping on subsequent drafts. Loved these tools, but the Scene Conflict Worksheet link takes me back to the plot complications worksheet post.
I also believe in the writing-as-alchemy metaphor. One of my blog categories is titled Alchemy Ink 🙂
Great guest post!
Thanks Martina and Gabriela 🙂

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