Blockbuster Books, Broken Down: The Novel Map Based on Bestsellers;

The fun guide to plotting: Learn from mega bestselling novels to build your own breakout plot!

Why start from scratch and reinvent storytelling? Instead, use a 7 point plot outline developed from wildly successful novels.

“Blockbuster Books, Broken Down” is a workbook style guide that reveals the structure and elements in huge bestsellers of the last fifteen years, many of which became movies. By breaking down these books, we can see how successful authors are breaking out by satisfying readers’ needs.

Part 1 deconstructs today’s bestsellers and offers insights and keys to blockbusters and the Blockbuster Novel Map.

Part 2 guides you in creating a breakout idea and developing that into a solid plot with a novel map. Build from the ground up with 7 points to ensure your plot will connect with readers.

Includes:

Does genre matter?
What’s different about today’s blockbusters
The Blockbuster Novel Map
The Key to Blockbusters

The Big Idea checklist
From Idea to Plot
Using the Novel Map
Making smaller stories BIG

This is a hands-on fiction workshop packed with insights and activities to quickly teach you breakout plotting and novel development. Available in ebook and a print workbook with worksheets.