I've been trying to get better at plotting and so I'm learning about different methods authors use to plot their stories before drafting. What is your favorite plotting method?

You cannot control the weather as an author. My book signing this weekend was accompanied by a deluge of thunderstorms. I sold four books in three hours. Sadly it doesnt cover the travel expenses for the weekend. But, sadly, this is the world of an indie author.

Hey all, Veena here. I've been here awhile , lurking in the comments and just realized I never introduced myself. Or did I? (Typical 🙄). Am I shy or rude? Probably both(usually unintentionally), but more the former. I was born, raised and educated on the East Coast, so you can blame the sass on that. Hah. I now live in Montana. Went to my first Storycon this year and learned so much. Anyway, I'm an author with a fairly polished manuscript (to the best of my newb ability) at that fork in the road - should I keep querying in the hopes of trad pub or learn to put on yet another hat and self pub. 🤷🏽‍♀️ 80k SFF. a young protagonist in a story with adult themes. (where does such a book go on today's bookshelf?) Funny, emotionally driven, space-faring. Working logline: The story follows young Ishika Husk, an until now Earthbound science prodigy bound for Mars, where she must help terraform the Red Planet after her family convinced humanity to colonize/occupy/settle it. I've been enjoying this space quite a bit and appreciate being here! Thanks for reading and sharing. Planning to do the 30k in 30d in September 👉🏽 💓💖🩷💜🩵🤎🖤🩶🤍

My debut middle-grade novel is out. It's an action-comedy spy book called, Spy Sisters Versus Snake Ten Fangs. It's the first in a series, published by Shadow Mountain Publishing. It got good reviews from magazines like Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Kirkus. It's based on bedtime stories I told my kids.

“Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing. Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing. The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.” — Strangest Loop I don't know about you guys, but when I feel like I'm "failing," I often find through self-reflection that I am doing something on this list other than doing the thing. Anyone else?