Ten Surefire Tips To Help You Write A Blockbuster:

4. The Plot Is The Engine Of Your Novel

As you will already know, the plot (or storyline) is the main story of a novel. The question is whether you should work out a detailed plot before you start to write or not.
If you are aiming to write a blockbuster, then the answer is a resounding YES. You will remember the first tip: “The Story is Everything” and how without a properly worked out story, you have nothing. Working out that story is called plotting.
Whether or not you plot in advance, once you have written your novel it will have a storyline. The difference between a novel that’s written “on the hoof” without detailed planning and one that’s closely-plotted, could well be the difference between one that will never be published and one that sells a million copies.
Bestsellers, especially in the fields of thrillers, suspense, mystery, adventure and so on, are invariably closely plotted. Their authors have spent a long time working out stories that will please and excite their readers.
I’m always amazed at writers who would not set out on a fifty mile journey without an up-to-date road map and yet think nothing of embarking on a novel without any idea as to their eventual destination. And there are a thousand more chances of getting lost in a novel as there are in a fifty mile road trip!
Remember the old saying: “Fail to plan, plan to fail.”
For detailed plotting advice, check out my invaluable report, Million Dollar Story