There are many ways authors plot their books, and there are many others that expertly discuss the correct way to plot a book. Larry Brooks, author of Story Engineer, discussed a story structure that is represented in four parts and with with five points to signify where specific parts should fall in a novel. With that, he created the plot tent above.
Directions
Your assignment is to answer the questions below each part of the tent. Keep in mind that the questions were originally written for writers to help plot and outline their novels.
Requirements
- Introduce the book and author
- 3 Questions answered from each part of the tent
- Answers are in complete sentences
- At least 2 in-text citations/quotes
- Book is referenced on the Reference Page
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