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Go On Your Own Quest — Week 1: Plot

Scott Myers

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The 2013 iteration of The Quest begins this week! Later this afternoon, I will introduce the second of 6 writers who will be working with me in this unique program. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by because you can Go On Your Own Quest by following the structure of The Quest to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write a first draft [Pages — 10 weeks]. It’s a 24-week immersion in the screenwriting process and you can do it here — for free!

Plus you can join The Black Board, the Official Online Writing Community of the Black List and Go Into The Story, another free resource to help keep you inspired and on target at you Go On Your Own Quest from FADE IN to FADE OUT on the first draft of your original screenplay.

This week, we are reflecting on the subject of Plot, mirroring the content the Questers are engaged with in Core I: Plot, working through six lectures I have written building off the 1st Essential Screenwriting Principle: Plot = Structure.

We had an interesting start to our discussion yesterday — you can see those comments from GITS readers and myself here. We began with two questions: (1) How would you define plot? (2) How is plot different in a screenplay compared to a novel?

Today another question:

  • Do you subscribe to the theory that screenplay plots have patterns or paradigms?
  • If so, what patterns or paradigms do you use?

If you’d like to access the same Core content as the writers participating in The Quest, I will be teaching Core I: Plot starting Monday, August 26.

Why wait? You can have immediate access to the content of all eight Core classes by signing up for The Core Package. This enables you to go through all of the Core lectures (48 total, each written by me), tips, techniques and optional writing exercises on a self-paced basis as well as take any of the 1-week classes as I offer them. Plus The Core Package offers a nearly 50% savings compared to if you took each Core class separately. For more information on this unique offer, go to Screenwriting Master Class.

Meanwhile I encourage you to head to comments to discuss today’s questions about Plot. And for a related discussion on The Black Board, check out these topics:

Onward!

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