PREPtober III: Planning A/B/C Plots in a 5-Act Structure

A plot is more than “one darned thing after another” — it’s an opportunity to highlight a story’s conflict through plausible, meaningful sequences of events.

In this session, Jason will lead a half-hour reflection about setting primary and secondary plot arcs that are based on the core conflicts of your story. These arcs then weave together, often with careful POV changes, into a three- or five-act structure that broadly conforms to genre norms.

After the reflection, attendees will workshop solutions to each other’s questions or challenges developing compelling conflict-driven plots.

This session is in-person. Light snacks will be provided.