I use the Seven-Point Structure for short stories, which has been great. But it seems wholly inadequate for a novel--you can get the broad strokes in there, but not the finer points of real character development.
I tried using the Hollywood Formula for the Hitman in Hell story, but it, too, turned out to be inadequate once I figured out that it needed to be a novel.
If Dave's book doesn't help, well, then... I guess I'll just wing it! I pantsed the first novel and did the whole seven-point structure completely by instinct, it turns out. So I can do it. I just ... don't want to. :p
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Date: 2014-12-20 11:37 pm (UTC)I tried using the Hollywood Formula for the Hitman in Hell story, but it, too, turned out to be inadequate once I figured out that it needed to be a novel.
If Dave's book doesn't help, well, then... I guess I'll just wing it! I pantsed the first novel and did the whole seven-point structure completely by instinct, it turns out. So I can do it. I just ... don't want to. :p