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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


Date: 2013-09-08 02:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xenadragon-xoxo.livejournal.com
The first time I get an idea for any story, I write down its summary first. I find that when I'm writing that down, all other ideas jump out at me, and I scribble little notes on a notebook. I usually write the ending first because I tend to have a very clear picture in my mind of how I want the story to go. Once I'm satisfied with that, I write the beginning, but I prefer to let the middle bits write themselves - I just see where they take me. I carry around a little notebook with me out of habit, so if I get a burst of inspiration for the part I'm working on, I can jot it down. I also tend to have "conversations" with my characters in my head, so I can write them with a specific personality in mind.

From the above prompts, I think I'll pick "Harry and Draco didn’t meet in Hogwarts. Instead, they meet at the Quidditch World Cup as rival seekers." because I've never done an AU before. I'd begin by thinking of the direction I want this to go in and plan out the ending - is it happy? hopeful? open-ended? - and then I'd work on the details. Which teams do they play for? If they didn't meet in Hogwarts, does that mean one of them went to a different school? Next would be the meeting - what game do they meet at? The first match, or finals, or even a glimpse of each other at practice? Who would win, and how would they continue on from there (Would someone get asked out already, or would they keep bumping into each other after that? Would there be attraction from the beginning, or would someone have to be transferred to the other team first?). There are endless possibilities!

Date: 2013-09-13 10:10 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kitty_fic
OH! What a brilliant idea!


"The first time I get an idea for any story, I write down its summary first."

I need to try this! Then the hard work of writing a summary would already be done too! <3

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