Labyrinth: A Writers' Haven

Untangle Your Novel

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Take Bare Bones Plotting Free

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Sometimes a novel gets so complicated you can’t see the story anymore.

In this practical 48-minute workshop, we’ll strip your novel down to its essential structure, beginning with a simple three-word formula and building from there.

Whether you’re plotting a new book or deep in revision, you’ll come away with a clearer view of the story you’re telling—and where it needs to go next.

What You'll Do

We’ll begin with a deceptively simple three-word formula.

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From there, we’ll work through five structural milestones to uncover the underlying shape of a story.

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I’ve taught this method for years, because it offers a remarkably simple way to find the bones of a book.

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Bare Bones Plotting is one of the craft workshops in the Labyrinth membership library. I offer individual workshops to nonmembers for $97. But you can take this one free.

I’m Katherine Grace Bond, a novelist, poet, developmental editor, and writing teacher. For more than 30 years, I’ve helped writers find the heart and structure of their stories and bring their books to completion.

I'm the founder of Labyrinth: A Writers’ Haven, where writers can find craft workshops, community, coaching, and developmental editing.

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