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I'm brainstorming ideas for a new novel, thinking a lot about the crisis my lead must face, and the nature of that crisis in overall story structure. According to the Marshall Plan, the crisis disr...
Started by Rob Flumignan. Last reply by Rob Flumignan Oct 27.
Hello people, I'm new on this site and wondered why I haven't heard about it till now. I love writing and I write what I know and live. I never realized how difficult it was to get an agent or even...
Started by Ronald Gillum. Last reply by Anita Hackley-Lambert Sep 12.
Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and have recently revisited The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing. I bought it nearly 10 years ago when I was in high school, but I'm finally resolving to apply it an...
Started by Stephen C. Phillips. Last reply by Evan Marshall Apr 14.
I think I've mentioned before about a non-fiction book that I'm writing about motivating piano students to practice. Well, I've put that project on hold in favor of another project. Now, I'm writin...
Tagged: career, ebooks, feedback, motivation
Started by J. Scott Milford. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Mar 16.
I just purchased the software and I am putting in the information for my current work in progress. I have gotten to the part of The Opposition and now I have a problem how to fill this part out. Th...
Started by James M Ellis. Last reply by James M Ellis Feb 4.
Hi I bought the software today and will use this thread to discuss my experiences with it.
Started by robert. Last reply by John Broadwater May 3.
In my most recent blog post, here on The Marshall Planet, I posted some writing tips from Ernest Hemingway. These tips got me thinking about writing tips in general. If I could give any writer a ti...
Tagged: technique, writing_tips
Started by J. Scott Milford. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Jan 16.
On the subject of word count: What is more applicable to a publisher? Like for instance, if your word count is 99,508 is that less professional than weeding it to an even 99,000 or perhaps even a 9...
Started by Christopher D. Kish. Last reply by Christopher D. Kish Dec. 30, 2008.
Recently, there has been some discussion about motivation going around here. It's a subject in which I've taken much interest over the years and it's been on my mind lately. Let's open up a discuss...
Tagged: motivation
Started by J. Scott Milford. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Mar 14.
Perhaps it's just me, but when I first started submitting my work some years ago the industry standard for submission and query guidelines was New Courier 12 pt font--because the character size is ...
Started by cstcross. Last reply by Evan Marshall Jan 14.
Hi everyone. Firebrand Literary is sponsoring a Query Holiday event until December 15th. Rules are at http://www.firebrandliterary.com/query-holiday, but basically what they are saying is that unt...
Started by Heather Dec. 16, 2008.
The other night I was stuck on finding a mechanism to help my protagonist carry the plot forward. I had just read an interview with Karen Marie Moning (Dark Fever, Blood Fever, Fae Fever) where she...
Started by Heather. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Jan 12.
Hi everybody. I'm just wondering if I can get a show of hands. How many people here are presently writing novels? In what genre are you writing? Are you using or planning to use The Marshall Plan?...
Tagged: fiction, novel_writing
Started by J. Scott Milford. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Apr 1.
Hi, The story I'm writing is based on true events and has significant events happening approximately two weeks apart. I'm a bit stuck as to the best way to fill the two weeks. Is it wise to write ...
Started by Steve. Last reply by J. Scott Milford Dec. 17, 2008.
I know this site is new but I didn't realise how new! Thought I'd make a post with a little bit about myself to get the ball rolling. I've published a few articles in magazines mostly related to h...
Started by Steve. Last reply by Heather Nov. 18, 2008.
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