Comments on: Structure Part 2–Plot Problems–Falcor the Luck Dragon & the Purple Tornado https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Thu, 14 May 2015 00:28:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: B.K.Raine: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Me | Blood Toy https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24785 Thu, 14 May 2015 00:28:06 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24785 […] most evil character in the whole series started out as a Luck Dragon. (Don’t try to understand that one without reading the […]

]]> By: mikhaeyla kopievsky https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24784 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:25:49 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24784 I always love your posts, Kristen, but this one struck a chord on many levels 🙂 I recently blogged about my difficulties with my novel’s middle, likening it to Artax in the swamp of sorrow and concluding that strong structure and deeper understanding are the only things that can rescue it (I had conveniently forgotten about the massive luck dragon – which, I can take from your post, is a good thing!). Hilarious that we both used the neverending story example to illustrate the importance of plot and structure!

]]> By: Kristina https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24783 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:42:39 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24783 In reply to Author Kristen Lamb.

Thank you! and you’re welcome! 🙂

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24782 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:03:33 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24782 In reply to Kristina.

No need to apologize. You should read my German, LOL. Best of luck with it and if the story is strong, a good editor can help you with the language. And thanks for the compliment ((HUGS))

]]> By: Kristina https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24781 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:00:13 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24781 I have to say I love all your post 🙂

It isn’t long ago since I began to write fiction and right now I’m writing a middle ages fiction and I think it going pretty well, though I have trouble with the – show – don’t tell rule. Properly because English isn’t my original language. My language is Danish but I can only write on English (I think Danish is a clumsy language) but I can’t all the difficult words etc.
But I’m getting better (I think) and I hope one day I can finish this story because I think it will be good, if I write it right 🙂

Well, all I wanted to say is I love your post, they are all amazing!

Sorry about my English…

]]> By: Rick Schworer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24780 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:55:28 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24780 This is wonderful. I’ve written my first novel and it has the three act in it. It’s also the first part of a series and while it stands alone it also serves as act one for the series. Here’s my problem though: the series will have to be four books, not three.

Do you have any advice for that? Can I keep the three act principle intact for a four part book series?

]]> By: Yvette Carol https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24779 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:13:56 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24779 I think the biggest plot issue I had at first was that the BBT was in another country to my protag and therefore the climax of the book didn’t feel real. The big change I made in rewriting it, was to have the BBT send out emissaries, warriors to do his dirty work. Then all I had to do was have my protag face them down. And he does, in the 3-part structure, as you say. Lucky, for me, I went to a writer’s seminar where Lorrain Orman taught us about 3-part and I’ve used it ever since.

]]> By: Structure Part 6–Getting Primal & Staying Simple « Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24778 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:44:07 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24778 […] all the blogs in this series, you should understand what makes a scene vs. a sequel, understand the three-act dramatic structure. You also understand that the antagonist—or Big Boss Troublemaker—is the engine of your story. […]

]]> By: SCBWI Ireland Meet-Up (Focus on Plot and Story Structure) | SCBWI Ireland https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24777 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:58:16 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24777 […] Structure Part 2–Plot Problems–Falcor the Luck Dragon & the Purple Tornado http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon… […]

]]> By: Winn https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/09/structure-part-2-plot-problems-falcor-the-luck-dragon-the-purple-tornado-2/#comment-24776 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:23:09 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=8555#comment-24776 I’m writing my first novel – high fantasy for middle grade readers. I can certainly relate to finishing 50,000 words only to realize you gotta start again…and again. Argh, not again! But, on the upside, I have developed a deep understanding of my characters and I still love building this world. Most days.

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