Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Writing Room and the Plot Challenge.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been focusing on plotting a piece of fiction, one task at a time. Today marks the final task.

I’m hoping that, over the last few weeks, these writing exercises have helped you master plot structure by writing all major plot points, then analysing how each element builds toward a cohesive story. All the previous tasks are listed below.

The final task – Reflection.

Your task today is to write a final reflection on your story and on the process. Try to write 300-500 words. Consider the following –

• What did you learn about plot structure from writing this story?
• Which section was hardest to write? Why?
• What surprised you about how the story developed?
• If you were to write this story again, what would you do differently?
• What’s one “plot rule” you’ve learnt from this exercise?

Here are links to the previous tasks –

Click to view the story conception task from week 1. 

Click to view the inciting incident task from week 2. 

Click to view the rising action task from week 3.

Click to view the midpoint task from week 4. 

Click to view the climax task from week 5. 

Click to view the resolution task from week 6.

Click to view the assembly task from week 7.

Click to view the anaylsis task from week 8.

Click to view the revision task from week 9. 

I really hope you’ve gained from this plot challenge and that you’ve enjoyed it.

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