• “The most effective way to build empathy with your reader is to hurt your characters.”

    —The Sticky Note Plot

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UNLOCK the secrets to captivating storytelling with The Sticky Note Plot, a revolutionary novel creation method. This innovative approach transforms the task of plotting into an engaging, dynamic process, perfect for new writers & published authors alike.

Now Anyone Can Finish a Novel

Well, maybe not anyone, but anyone who has the desire and the drive to be published, especially if that anyone is a committed pantser who has started several novels only to lose steam. Or anyone who has completed a couple of novels only to be told that their characters do things for no reason and that the plots are episodic. Or anyone who is already published (sometimes to acclaim) but is stuck in the middle of a book that they can’t finish.

The Sticky Note Plot process is a unique and flexible method for plotting a novel that even pantsers will love. Try a hands-on, adaptive method of generating a plot and developing active characters to take you from the first glimmer of a story idea to a polished draft.

The SNP helps novice writers, as well as seasoned veterans, get a handle on big-picture structure and character arcs. It then leads them through revision techniques to deepen characterization, expand thematic connections, and make the pages turn.

PRAISE FOR THE STICKY NOTE PLOT

“A brilliant, accessible resource for every writer. A must-read.

— A.S. King, two-time Michael L. Award recipient

“Ever since 2015, I have used it for every novel I’ve written (and sold)!”

— Debbi Michiko Florence, author of the Jasmine Toguchi series

About the Author

David Macinnis Gill is the award-winning author of ZOMBIE TRAIN, SOUL ENCHILADA, BLACK HOLE SUN, INVISIBLE SUN, SHADOW ON THE SUN, RISING SUN, and UNCANNY from HarperCollins.

He has published short stories, essays, and poetry in magazines & journals. He is a former core faculty member of the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA at Vermont College, where he taught the Sticky Note Plot process to many now-published authors.