Comments on: The Plotting Wheel

By: Carol B.

Carol B. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:39:30 +0000

Oh, wow, I LOVE this! I’m a plotter, so this is absolutely for me. What a wonderful new tool.

Thanks for sharing

~Carol

By: carrie

carrie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:26:54 +0000

sorry I’m late! =)

great article…..great ideas! I’m a pantser, giving plotting a shot for my next ms…I’ve printed out your article to help me along the plotting wheel!

thanks!

carrie

By: Elaine McCarthy

Elaine McCarthy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:33 +0000

This seems like a very useful and thought-provoking approach. I’m going to plug it into my embryonic wip and see what hatches. I love the way you’ve given all the spokes “C” names, too. Thanks for sharing.

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:32:24 +0000

This Plotting Wheel is a wonderful reference tool to keep the plot “rolling along”! Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

By: Barbara Ann

Barbara Ann — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:54 +0000

This pantser appreciates the simplicity of your Plotting Wheel. Thanks for sharing .

By: Adrienne Giordano

Adrienne Giordano — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:32:27 +0000

Hi Becky and Sue. Thank you for a great post. I’m using your plotting wheel as I plow through NANO this month and I’m finding it’s a great (and quick!) reference when I get stuck. I just throw in a complication and it gets me writing again!

By: KelseyBrowning

KelseyBrowning — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:23:16 +0000

Becky & Sue -

Thanks so much for visiting RU today. I’m normally a linear thinker, but plotting is a challenge for me since my characters often drift along first. Which comes first, the character or the plot? And if you happen to be a character-centered writer, how do you back your characters into a decent plot?

Okay – so I don’t expect you to have all the answers to my very broad questions! LOL They’re just issues I’ve been struggling with lately.

Thanks!
Kelsey

By: Tracey Devlyn

Tracey Devlyn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:56 +0000

Hi Becky and Sue,

Thank you for joining us today! I love this plotting wheel. I’ve listened to some lessons on plotting that make my eyes pop. Your wheel uses terms and examples I can relate to. Yay!

I generally have a character sketch of the H/H and an opening scene in my mind when I sit down to write. I’ve tried to plot, but I always veer off the road map. LOL

Thanks,
Tracey