What Is The 7-Point Plot System? | Ep. 179 | The Merry Writer Podcast

EPISODE SHOW NOTES

Are you considering how to outline your novel? Whether you used to be a pantser or you have always been a plotter, today's episode is discussing one of the methods for outlining.

The 7 point plot system is the method Ari uses so she's going through the different steps.

In this episode, we cover:

• The 7 points in this outlining method


• Discussions about when the inciting incident should occur


• A tangent about montages


• Why Ari likes this method

As always, thanks for listening, and let us know your thoughts on this topic in the comments below.

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CREDITS

Hosts

Ari Meghlen & Rachel Poli

Music

Intro & Outro – “Inspired” composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of http://www.incompetech.com | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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