plot & structure

• Do You Have a Plot? - author/former agent Nathan Bransford

• Create a Plot Outline in 8 Easy Steps - Glen C. Strathy

• How to Structure a Novel - National Centre for Writing

• Save the Cat! beat sheets

• How to Write Your Novel Using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet - author Jessica Brody

• Using a Plot Board - author Erica Vetsch

• How To Write a Book: 9 steps, 1 piece of paper - author C.J. Omololu

• 25 Ways to Plot, Plan, and Prep Your Story - author Chuck Wendig

• Overview of 3 Act Structure - author Janice Hardy

• 3 Points Make a Story Arc - author Juliette Wade

• Story Structure (series) - author K.M. Weiland

• 25 Things You Should Know About Story Structure - author Chuck Wendig

time & transitions

• Foreshadowing - author Janice Hardy

• Transitions (series) - author Janice Hardy

• Dealing With Chronological Breaks - author Juliette Wade

sequels & series

• 10 things I learned while writing a sequel - author Erin Bowman

• On writing a sequel - author Leah Clifford

• Writing a Complete Story as Part of a Trilogy - author Michelle Zink

• Engineering a Fiction Series - QueryTracker

• How Not To Write a Series - agent Jennifer Laughran

• How To Plot Your Way Through Writing a Novel Series - Soraya Lane at Writer’s Digest

backstory

• Breaking the Rule - agent Kristin Nelson

• What's the Story on Backstory? - agent Rachelle Gardner

• Baby Got Backstory - author Janice Hardy

• Hiding Information in Plain Site - author Juliette Wade

prologues

• Why Prologues Often Don't Work - agent Kristin Nelson

• On Prologues - author/former agent Nathan Bransford

• Prologues (series) - author Janice Hardy

beginnings

• Effective First Lines - agent Mary Kole

• 6 Ways to Hook Your Reader From the Very First Line - Write It Sideways

• Beginnings (series) - author Janice Hardy

• Killer Openings - agent Kristin Nelson

• On Opening Pages - agent/author Mandy Hubbard

• Action Vs Active: Openings To Grab Attention - Nelson

• How to Draw In Your Reader - Write It Sideways

• How to Hook Readers With Your First Chapter - author Beth Revis

middles & ends

• A Case of the Saggy Baggies - agent Sarah Davies

• Middles (series) - author Janice Hardy

• Good Endings (series) - author Janice Hardy