Each
post for the A to Z Challenge is the challenge I set for myself.
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| P is for PLOT |
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| Characters, conflict and complications are present whenever there's more than one person in the novel. |
P is for Plot because all you have to do is control the
key elements of character, conflict, complications, climax and consolidation to
write the perfect novel ;)
HAL LONGLEAT AND THE TROUBLE WITH TRUTH
Dizzy, Hal slid down the ladder. His
nerveless fingers couldn’t grip. His feet slid from the rung as if it had been
coated in grease like the Maypole on the feast day.
He landed at the bottom
of the steps. Digging in his heels, he pushed himself back through the
straw and dust. Fear beat at him, a stinging pain, he thought he
would be sick.
Could YOU have been gifted with the ability to identify
and eliminate weak and brittle phrases from your work? To the uninitiated,
these interlopers look like quality imagery.
CLICHÉ RAIDERS: REWRITE!
• pale
into insignificance
• pecking
order
• plain as
a pikestaff
• point of
no return
• practice
makes perfect
• press on
regardless
• pride
and joy
• put two
and two together
• put your
foot down
• put your
nose out of joint
FOR P, I CHOSE PLOT. WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR P POST?
