Writers Tricks of the Trade Volume 6 Issue 3

PLOTTING AND INSPIRATION (Cont’d) NYT BEST SELLERS LIST MAY 15, 2016 COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION 1. EXTREME PREY, by John Sanford 2. THE LAST MILE, by David Baldacci. 3. ME BEFORE YOU, by Jojo Moyes 4. FIRE BOUND, by Christine Feehan 5. THE OBSESSION, by Nora Roberts MY PLOTTING COMES OUT ORGANICALLY If you’ve read any of my other articles, you know how I work. If not, I’ll repeat: I know where I want to start and where I want to end. Everything in the middle is a total surprise. My plots develop from that. The last thing I want to do is preanalyze, outline or in any other way, suck the life right out of my inspiration (polka-dot sewer). I leave that for the more analytical crowd. I’m not that mercenary in my approach. I write because I love to, and I do it for myself, first and foremost. For example, I’m having a blast writing this article. You have to follow your muse and if plot matrixes are for you, there’s plenty of literature out there. I urge you to at least check them out to see if they’ll either help or hinder you. Happy writing! Complete List COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES,by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt 2. THE SLEEP REVOLUTION, by Arianna Huffington 3. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi 4. SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight 5. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, by Ron Chernow Complete List MAY - JUNE 2016 PAGE 4 WRITERS’ TRICKS OF THE TRADE

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