Do you struggle with plot? This editor does. In an article for Writer’s Digest, writers Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison share 10 questions that can help you create an airtight plot. They include:
- What do your characters want vs. what do they need?
- Why is your character doing what they’re doing right now?
- What are your assumptions about the problem you’re trying to solve?
- What’s the worst thing that could happen at this moment?
- Does this make sense?
- Does this add anything to the story?
- What if?
- Are things getting too complicated?
- Is the reader going to care?
- Do the protagonists solve their problem themselves, or do they rely on someone else to solve it for them?
