Snowflake Method inn plotting tools

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The Plot Grid feature is very useful, but many writers need help coming up with the basic flow of their storyline in the first place. To that end, Dabble should implement a tool based on the Snowflake Method. This technique asks writers to define their story first in broad terms, then a little more specifically, then in greater detail still, and so on, until they have the basic structure figured out--all before they've written much of anything.

If Dabble's plotting feature consisted of two "modes" or "modules"--the first based on the Snowflake Method and the second the Plot Grid technique as currently implemented---the two could segue very nicely into each other.

Check out "How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method" by Randy Ingermanson for more info on the technique. I find it works well for me, and there are a few apps that help you plot a story using it, but combining the Snowflake Method with the Plot Grid approach could give Dabble a real edge.

Under consideration Plotting Suggested by: Luke Jensen Upvoted: 18 Mar Comments: 0

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