The Gothic Writing Blueprint

Every gothic story is a brew, and every brew has its unique ingredients. This 7-page pdf serves as a guide that shows you what to put in the cauldron and when, so you can go from a blank page to a finished gothic draft. You'll learn the six key ingredients that make a story feel gothic, starting with the setting, and how to stir them together at the witching hour. Then you'll follow a five-act plot structure with word-count target. A four-week writing plan at 2,000 words a day keeps you moving, and a three-pass revision process helps you polish the draft. It also covers point of view and tense in plain language, narration, and the five common "leaks" that let the dread drain out of a story. Narration guide: point of view and tense made simple.