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Seagreen replied to the topic The ultimate story/narrative arc in the forum
A place for Stupid Questoins 3 years, 10 months ago What about ‘Save the Cat’ by Blake Snyder, Sandra? It was one of the recommended reading books when I started Golden Egg.
Regarding plotting, I use the 7 Cs as a framework:
Connection to character – introduction to the character as he is now. Forging a connection i.e. why the reader should care about this person.
Catalyst – Inciting incident. The event that kicks it off
Choice – invitation to accept the quest (whatever it is) and, if declined, to ultimately be given no choice in the matter
Conflict – Internal and external dilemmas to overcome
Crisis – you know the type of thing, just when things couldn’t get any worse, they do.
Climax – Speaks for itself, really
Change – evidence of growth. Who your character is now compared to who he was at the beginning.
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Thank you, Seagreen. The 7 Cs is the most useful and memorable framework I’ve seen – and one comes across a lot of them. Definitely the 7 Cs is a mnemonic to save for next time I need to think about plots.
Many plotting techniques remind me of ‘My Way’. Techniques, I’ve seen a few/many/umpteen, but then again too few to mention.