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Avoid common plotting pitfalls so you can write a cohesive and engaging story.Â
Being able to avoid plot issues before you write, makes for a less painful editing process.
You need this guide if you want to:Â
- Build upon a story outline to develop a conflict-driven story.Â
- Use the macro (big picture) and micro (details) plot elements to add engaging layers.Â
- Ensure characters are three-dimensional and strongly motivated to reach their goals.Â
- Cut any uneccessary bits so you can write a succinct and purposeful story.Â
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"Sandy is so supportive and encouraging. She knows how to bring the best out of your writing with constructive and clear feedback. Sandy really helped me to take my manuscript to the next level."
Tanya Nellestein
New South Wales, Australia

Meet Sandy Vaile
Sandy Vaile is a motorbike-riding daredevil who isn’t content with a story unless there’s a courageous heroine and a dead body. She writes romantic-suspense for Simon & Schuster US and coaches fiction authors to write novels the are proud to share (and which get noticed by agents and publishers).
Sandy is an experienced course presenter who provides a nurturing workshop environment where participants can truly absorb the material and apply it to their own work.
In her spare time, Sandy composes procedures for high-risk industrial processes, judges writing competitions, runs The Fearless Novelist Facebook group, and offers coaching and critiquing services.