You have your idea. You've done your research. You know something about your main character. Maybe you've even taken a crack at your first scene. And now you're stuck... All those plot points we talked about in the 3 or 4-part narrative structure? You're having trouble coming up with plot points. You just aren't finding the ideas that you need to carry this project through to a finished novel.
I like this idea a lot. I show kids how to write their stories drawing mind maps of sorts but I really like your more complex version of the basic idea I start teenagers off on. I guess being an adult and being a writer there is no restriction of time and a bell ringing to signal the end of class. Last time I used a mind map was for writing a poem but it seems even better for drawing plaot and character ideas for a novel. Thanks for sharing. :-)
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