Plot threads for pantsers and plotsers (part 1).
Braids--they're not just for hair
One of the things I’ve been layering into my story-writing firmware (to be clear, I mean my brain) is Orson Scott Card’s MICE Quotient. My search for something clear and definitive from the original source failed, so here’s my take on it.
MICE quotient stands for Milieu, Inquiry, Character, Event. Each of these components are present in most stories.
Let…
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