1.
Who is my target audience?
Every book has a reader, and you can't know how to write unless you know to whom you're writing.
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2.
Where does the story take place?
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3.
What is the time period?
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4.
What do I want readers to feel when they've finished?
If you want your book to be well received, it must evoke some kind of feeling, and you should work toward that from the beginning.
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5.
What point of view am I writing from?
Point of view is one of the biggest things writers struggle with, and it's important to establish from the first page.
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6.
Who is my hero?
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7.
What is his goal?
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8.
What is his flaw?
A hero without a flaw is impossible to relate with.
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9.
How does he fail along his journey?
If he never fails, there's not point in writing about him.
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10.
Who is my antagonist?
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11.
What does the antagonist do to achieve his goal?
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12.
What does the hero do to achieve his goal?
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13.
What are the interactions between my hero and antagonist?
7 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
14.
What does my hero learn?
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15.
How does he change?
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16.
Who are the hero's allies?
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17.
How do they help him?
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18.
How do they hinder him?
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19.
Who is the hero's advisor?
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20.
What is the climax?
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21.
What is the falling action?
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