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hd_writers2013-09-06 05:55 pm
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Welcome to Practice Corner
I am a true believer that you always can learn and grow, in anything you do. And in the case of writing, every time you start a story, it's a blank canvas, and anything can happen. You can play with styles and techniques, because you can go as far as you imagination and the delete button. So, weekly I will post writing tips and exercises to help with your writing.
To start, I chose a topic that, yes it's back to the basics, but I think is a great place to start with winter fests, exchanges and NaNoWriMo -
Plotting
So you looked over a fest and found the perfect prompt, or was bitten by a bunny, and now you're itching to start writing. You sit down at the keyboard, favorite drink by your side, ready to write the next epic story that will have readers running to your creation and ...nothing. Or in my case, too much of everything.
I am not talking about writers block (that is a whole other post) I am talking about not being able to map that story in your head. So what you do? Well go back to plotting it out!
Here is a list of 25 ways to Plot, Plan and Prep your story. It is really interesting and, yes, you will not use all of them, but I bet there is a way that will work for you on that list.
Question: What do you do when plotting your longer stories?
Now for the exercise part. Pick one of the following H/D plots and plot out how you will write it. You don’t have to write it unless you want to, but work on how you will write the story.
AU! Harry and Draco didn’t meet in Hogwarts. Instead, they meet at the Quidditch World Cup as rival seekers
After believing Harry Potter died in the war, Draco Malfoy receives an unusual letter.
Draco’s new neighbor keeps him awake late at night
Draco finally gets the chance to be the knight-in-shining-armor
As a Prefect, Draco discovers Harry out of bed after hours one night
Prompts from http://drarrypromptoftheday.tumblr.com
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I have an idea in my head then I just go with it.
Prompt I shall use: Draco’s new neighbor keeps him awake late at night I usually plan my story out in 15 steps or less
Setting: Draco lives in the Muggle world.
1. Draco sees hunky moving guys and is intrigued.
2. Draco sees Harry moving in and goes to confront him. "Are you spying on me?"
3. Draco sees blokes coming in and out of Harry's flat at all odd hours of the night.
4. Draco makes snidey remarks about it to Harry.
5. Harry claims Draco is being jealous. Draco scoffs and walks away. Finds a bloke to prove to Harry that he's not jealous.
6. Something happens where Harry and Draco end up working together, stuck in the same room.
7. Draco begins to like Harry.
8. Draco does get jealous.
9. Draco throws a fit about the fact that Harry is too loud in his flat. Too many loud parties.
10. Harry and Draco have a fight.
11. Draco begins dating someone to take his mind off Harry.
12. Harry stumbles into Draco's flat drunk, ready to confront him.
13. Harry wakes up on Draco's sofa and doesn't remember what happened.
14. Draco tells Harry he likes him and that he was using a bloke to make Harry jealous.
15. They kiss / shag / shower together. Depending on my mood.
THE END.
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or all three if we are lucky.
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