"Plotting isn't like sex, because you can go……" — Colin Greenland

"Plotting isn't like sex, because you can go back and adjust it afterwards. Whether you plan your story beforehand or not, if the climax turns out to be the revelation that the mad professor's anti-gravity device actually works, you must go back and silently delete all those flying cars buzzing around the city on page one. If you want to reveal something, you need to hide it properly first."

— Colin Greenland

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Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader's desire…

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