![]() Thus, by combining techniques, you solve your problem. So you can switch to the “3,2,1 Method” and imagine how you want the story to end, then plot backward until you reach the middle. Listen: find out what tools are available, then use what works!įor example, the Snowflake Method might let you envision scenes that stick together in your mind, generating an exciting opening, but might not help with your ending. With over 50 books written, I’ve also used “The Snowflake Method,” “The Hollywood Method” (four of them), “The 3,2,1 Method,” and one favored by poets that doesn’t even have a name! I use what some call the “Mountain Peak” method. Stephen King advocates pantsing, but he has intricately plotted so many books that he has internalized a lot of advanced concepts that might seem foreign to you. If you plot a novel beforehand, it leaves your creative mind free to focus on constructing scenes and sentences. But as I found myself backing my characters into corners and losing the thread of my plotlines, I realized that outlining is easier. ![]() Heck, I’ve even written an unplotted novel or two. ![]() Some people advocate “pantsing”-writing without outlines. How to Use the “Mountain Peak Method” to Outline.
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