148: How I mapped out parallel plot lines for my current romcom WIP
Curious about how an author organizes themes, plots, scene ideas, chapter outlines, etc? We’re covering all of that in this behind-the-scenes look at my current work-in-progress, Book 8 of the Polyamorous Passions series! This episode includes: Follow up to Episode 147 — re: going back to the drawing board with my current romcom work-in-progress novel (Book 8 in the Polyamorous Passions series) The 3 main plotlines and 2 core themes featured in Book 8 4-step process for how I mapped out the parallel plot lines with incorporating the core themes throughout the story My colour-coded sticky note method for mapping out major plot lines with the themes for the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as my colour-coded sticky note method for organizing scenes into the chapters How I use a Google doc for organizing my chapter outlines with the parallel plot lines, core themes, and additional subplots and scenes Resources & links mentioned in this episode: Book 7 in the Polyamorous Passions series: "Her Bad Idea" Episode 147 of the Indie Author Weekly podcast: results from my 4,000 words/day book writing experiment Learn more about all of Sagan’s books (including the Polyamorous Passions romcom series, Small Town Stilettos, and her business books for solopreneurs) at https://saganmorrow.com/books/ Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/indie-author-weekly/id1469586590 Check out Sagan’s YouTube channel to watch the video versions of these podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaganMorrow Get success & life coaching: https://saganmorrow.com/coaching Tune into Indie Author Weekly on your favourite podcast platform at https://saganmorrow.com/podcast Enroll in the Productivity Powerhouse anti-hustle e-course: https://saganmorrow.com/powerhouse Let’s chat about this episode: @Saganlives on Twitter and Instagram Hashtag: #IndieAuthorWeekly Email: hello@saganmorrow.com Share your thoughts (or submit requests for future episode topics) at https://saganmorrow.com/question Send fan mail! Click HERE to leave Sagan a voicemail & share your thoughts about this episode. Support the show