Optimistic Plotting – New Book Graphing Idea

Timothy Fish on his blog has an interesting article that talks about Optimistic Plots vs. Pessimistic Plots. As part of this, he has a sample plot graph, which is somewhat similar to the THIRST™ concept that I am promoting here.

Take a look—its a whole new way of looking at plots that made me think.

Thanks, Timothy!

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Robert Treskillard is a teller of epic tales, lover of mythic history, sometime bladesmith, happy husband, dad, and granddad. An award-winning author, he has crafted, and continues to craft, a new and wondrous tale of King Arthur and his adviser, Merlin. Look for MERLIN'S BLADE, MERLIN'S SHADOW, and MERLIN'S NIGHTMARE—the books of The Merlin Spiral, published by Blink Young Adult Books / HarperCollins Focus.

2 thoughts on “Optimistic Plotting – New Book Graphing Idea”

  2. I agree, Marcus.

    I had not thought about how encouraging/uplifiting a book can or should be. To me, I’ve always thought, if it ends happy, it’s good, right? But it’s true that if the entire journey was depressing a happy ending may not justify it. But then life isn’t always like that, and that’s the tightrope.

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