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As a small “thank you,” here is a scene card that I use to visualize the plot arcs of my works-in-progress. I find this super helpful when I’m crafting an Amazon book description, but I also use it because it lets me see where I’m going–without me getting bogged down in the weeds.

beat card for fiction writers

Click this link to download the pdf.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ukajiguhufgh0l/BEAT%20CARD%20One%20Sentence%20Starting%20Summary.pdf?dl=0

 

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  • Marylee MacDonald

    Marylee MacDonald is the author of MONTPELIER TOMORROW, BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD, BODY LANGUAGE, and THE BIG BOOK OF SMALL PRESSES AND INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS. Her books and stories have won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Jeanne M. Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award, a Readers' Favorites Gold Medal for Drama, the American Literary Review Fiction Prize, a Wishing Shelf Book Award, and many others. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from San Francisco State, and when not reading or writing books, she loves to walk on the beach and explore National Parks.