[RECORDED LIVE AT AUTHOR NATION 2024 -  LAS VEGAS]

Cameron Sutter, a sci-fi/fantasy author and the inventor of Plottr – the popular visual story planning software – shares insights on visual story planning and organization for fiction authors. Speaking from Author Nation 2024, he discusses how Plottr helps writers see the threads of their story, organize details into a series bible, and use templates to hit key story beats. His software background and experience as an author provide a unique perspective on writing tools.

In this episode:

• Visual story mapping with Plottr software
• Organizing a story into threads/layers
• Using templates for story structure (e.g. hero's journey, genre-specific beats)
• Import/export capabilities with Word and Scrivener
• Building and maintaining a series bible
• Character and relationship mapping
• Upcoming Plottr features - family tree, AI tools
• Plottr use cases - new vs experienced authors
• Demo of Plottr using Three Little Pigs example
• Value of writing conferences for community and feedback

Cameron's upcoming book:

• Tellurian Sons - adventure story about gathering 16 stones of power through history

Connect with Cameron and Plottr:

• Plottr: https://plottr.com/

Connect with Teddy Smith:

• @teddyagsmith
• Website: https://publishingperformance.com/?ref=ywm3mtc
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/publishingperformance/
• Pinterest - https://nz.pinterest.com/publishingperformance/
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/publishingperformanceinsta
• Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV6ltaUB4SULkU6JEMhFSw
• Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/publishing-performance/

Join our Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/publishingperformance/

Support the show

Discover More with Our Curated Starter Packs: https://teddyagsmith.com/starter-packs/