Hi everyone! I used to be pretty active on here, about seven or eight years ago when I was regularly writing, and finishing, books, and when I got my agent back in 2015. Since then, life has happened, and writing...hasn't. I got very close with a couple of books that my agent sent out, but not quite, and that hit hard. Since then, I've started quite a few books, got to about the 15k word stage, and then abandoned them when I realized that every one of my ideas is so heavily character driven, and I was so wrapped up in the characters and overarching theme that I didn't really have much (if any) of a plot. Which is really hard because I love to write dark, thriller-type YA, and if nothing big happens then no one is going to keep reading.
The last time I finished a manuscript was in summer 2016, and I just want to get all the way to the end of a book again.
I always prefer the brainstorming and the edits to the first-draft-writing so it's an uphill struggle.
TL;DR - how do I keep readers hooked with a minimal plot?
Thank you!
The last time I finished a manuscript was in summer 2016, and I just want to get all the way to the end of a book again.
I always prefer the brainstorming and the edits to the first-draft-writing so it's an uphill struggle.
TL;DR - how do I keep readers hooked with a minimal plot?
Thank you!