148: How I mapped out parallel plot lines for my current romcom WIP
Indie Author Weekly05/23/23 • 21 min
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/
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05/23/23 • 21 min
Indie Author Weekly - 148: How I mapped out parallel plot lines for my current romcom WIP
Transcript
Hello and welcome to the indie author weekly podcast where you get to hear about the behind the scenes journey of my adventures as an indie author. I'm your host Sagan Morrow, and I am the author of seven romantic comedy novels in the polyamorous question series, plus several business books for several viewers. Now in this episode, I wanted to follow up on episode 147 and share about the logistics behind how I mapped out their parallel plotlines in one of my upcoming novels. So if you have lis
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