“What have I learned about my plot?”
As we jam through to the end of The Quest including those participants in Go On Your Own Quest, follow the prime directive: Keep pushing to FADE OUT. But you can also start shifting your attention to the next phase: Rewriting. This week, a series of questions to ask to kick-start that process.
Today: “What have I learned about my plot?”
What worked? What didn’t? What scenes rocked? Which ones feel flat? Does the central plot [Plotline] track? Does it build with rising tension toward a satisfying resolution? Do each of your subplots work?
The first draft is a journey of discovery. You have found out much along the way. Hopefully that has translated into a solid plot structure. If not, don’t be surprised. Writing is rewriting. You can always fix the plot in future drafts.
For now, at least get your creative juices going by asking this question:
“What have I learned about my plot?”
I encourage you to head to comments to discuss today’s questions. And for a related discussion on The Black Board, check out this discussion: Resources about plot and plotting.
The Quest” has entered Week 24 — the last week! And so did Go On Your Own Quest, an opportunity for anyone to follow 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!
Today and every Monday through Friday for the last 10 weeks, I have used this slot to post something inspirational as GOYOQ participants pound out their first drafts.
Why not use the structure of this 24-week workshop to Go On Your Own Quest? That was an idea that gathered energy among many members of the GITS community which I described here.
For more information on Go On Your Own Quest, go here.
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.