Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Stage 2 of my Camp Nanowrimo prep - reviewing my plot using Story Engineering by Larry Brooks, the Storyclock workbook by Plot Devices, and the Story Grid blog by Shawn Coyne and Rachelle Ramirez!
The plan is to map out the current plot of my book onto one Story Clock, and then use the second one to map out an 'ideal' plot - one where all of the Story Engineering beats are in the right place, and that doesn't skip any of Story Grid's obligatory scenes. Simple! 😅
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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- What's your revision process like? Do you do prep work, like re-outlining your book or looking at your characters first, or do you just start rewriting?
- Do you think I'm trying to twist what I already have to make it work, or does it actually work?
TIME STAMPS:
2:10 - My plan of attack!
2:57 - An overview of Story Engineering's plot structure
9:26 - What Powerless is actually about
13:01 - Story Grid Secrets of the Action Genre
23:25 - Story Grid obligatory scenes
31:27 - Working at the lake
32:04 - Adding new scenes to the first 25% of my book!
39:19 - Mini writing epiphany!
40:44 - I think I'm done? Closing thoughts
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Story Engineering by Larry Brooks: amzn.to/2ZGSY91
- The Storyclock Workbook by Plot Devices: plotdevices.co/collections/storyclock/products/storyclock-workbook
- Story Grid by Shawn Coyne: amzn.to/32vuuRR
- Secrets of the Action Genre (Story Grid blog) by Rachelle Ramirez: storygrid.com/action-genre
- My plotting playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUUfy9MJDuQ0UgRqD5V20e3UvU0BSPZm
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#writing #plotting #writingvlog
Stage 2 of my Camp Nanowrimo prep - reviewing my plot using Story Engineering by Larry Brooks, the Storyclock workbook by Plot Devices, and the Story Grid blog by Shawn Coyne and Rachelle Ramirez!
The plan is to map out the current plot of my book onto one Story Clock, and then use the second one to map out an 'ideal' plot - one where all of the Story Engineering beats are in the right place, and that doesn't skip any of Story Grid's obligatory scenes. Simple! 😅
Liked this video? Subscribe at youtube.com/channel/UCcuMeK6Go50kkc1DtGW1qwQ?sub_confirmation=1
QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS:
- What's your revision process like? Do you do prep work, like re-outlining your book or looking at your characters first, or do you just start rewriting?
- Do you think I'm trying to twist what I already have to make it work, or does it actually work?
TIME STAMPS:
2:10 - My plan of attack!
2:57 - An overview of Story Engineering's plot structure
9:26 - What Powerless is actually about
13:01 - Story Grid Secrets of the Action Genre
23:25 - Story Grid obligatory scenes
31:27 - Working at the lake
32:04 - Adding new scenes to the first 25% of my book!
39:19 - Mini writing epiphany!
40:44 - I think I'm done? Closing thoughts
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Story Engineering by Larry Brooks: amzn.to/2ZGSY91
- The Storyclock Workbook by Plot Devices: plotdevices.co/collections/storyclock/products/storyclock-workbook
- Story Grid by Shawn Coyne: amzn.to/32vuuRR
- Secrets of the Action Genre (Story Grid blog) by Rachelle Ramirez: storygrid.com/action-genre
- My plotting playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUUfy9MJDuQ0UgRqD5V20e3UvU0BSPZm
FIND ME ONLINE:
Instagram: instagram.com/jp.writes
Website: jpwrites.co
Nanowrimo: nanowrimo.org/participants/jpwrites
#writing #plotting #writingvlog
