Writing Advice | 7 Point Plot Structure
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- 7 Point Plot Structure: Outlining for People Who Don't Like Outlining!
People who know me now would never believe that I used to be a hardcore pantser. I thought planning or plotting or outlining took all the fun out of writing, and I swore I would never do it!
I also couldn’t finish a story to save my life. I’d get into the middle and be like, “I don’t know what to do, and I’m bored, so I’m going to start a new story.” I had dozens of half-written books that fizzled out in the second act.
THEN I discovered some videos by Dan Wells on UA-cam, detailing something called the 7 Point Plot structure, and it sounded… okay. I decided to give it a try, and I’m so glad I did! I now do this with every story I write, and it gives me just enough of a structure to not get lost, but it’s not so rigid that I feel constrained.
0:00 Intro!
0:28 Are you a plotter or a pantser?
1:38 Eureka! 7 Point Plot Method!
2:44 Are outlines for nerds? (kinda)
4:15 7PPM in a nutshell
4:45 Climax/Resolution
6:17 Hook
7:19 Midpoint
8:28 Plot Turns
10:11 Pinches
11:24 Wrap-Up
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Wow. This is deep and really insightful for an internal character arc. "you're no longer at home, you're no longer safe where your lie made sense. You're now in a new world where your lie is being challenged, every single day" Thank you!
Really helped me understand plotting through breaking it down!!! Thanks!!
Simply explained. Thank you. I will use it as I go through my first edit of my first novel. You are a gem!
Finally the scales have fallen from my eyes.
Thanks, that was a big help... subscribed.
This was really interesting, I love hearing how other people plan, since I mix between planning and pantsing!
i call myself a plantser too! I need some sort of structure, but if it's too much then I'll get bogged down by trying to make the story fit something maybe it isn't supposed to, so I've learned to leave myself some wiggle room.
Sofiya Pasternack yeah I have a way of planning and it works for me, without getting too bogged down, and then do pantsing more when I draft, but I do outline when revising because the story is told them and it’s all about knocking it into shape!
I have tried pantsing and plotting.
Pantsing led me into a corner, and all the outlining i tried, i felt overwhelmed and lost interest.
That's kind of how I felt! If I tried pantsing, I didn't get anything done. If I tried plotting, I'd get too tangled up in the outlining and wander away.
So that led me to... PLANTSING! It's kinda like the open world video games, like Breath of the Wild. There are quests you have to do that take you through the storyline, but you also have all this room to roam and wander if you want. The quests are like the plot points: they give you a destination on the horizon to make your way toward. But in the meantime, if you want to go pick a flower or catch a horse or throw rocks at bokoblins, you can totally do all of that, too.
Great video. Thank you so much
So helpful!
This helped a lot !! Thank you- I was able to write down an answer for every point as you spoke. So much clarity on my story ! Thanksss
Hooray! Glad to help!!
Thank you for this simple and powerful insight! So helpful!
Yay! I'm glad it helped!!
I may finish my novel now! Thank you!
WOOHOO!! Good luck!
I walk that fine line between plotter and pantser XD
It's a very fine line and sometimes it's pretty hard to keep myself on track not gonna lie.
i used to be Dan Wells planner but I can't do it because it lacks character development in the story. I found someone else who has changed my view of stories. Abbie Emmons three act outline which is a lot better than Dan Wells.
Its the scenes in between that make all the difference....plot contrivances are born when people write lame scenes for the sole purpose of getting from point to point....
That's a fair point! I do think being able to meander between plot points is important though, even if there are some contrivances in early drafts. That's the process of writing! You can always come back later and un-contrivance things. 😊
I was gonna like this, but you spent that whole pantser segment calling me out.
Eh, I'll like it anyway.
I'm sorry i can't watch the entire video cause of her teeth and voice i'm just not listening anything i'm completely 🙈😍
Everything about this woman is just 🎉🎉🎉
I'm gonna go for the Dan Wells video then 😅😅😅