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Q&A How many plot points ( whatever you call them ) do you need for a novel?

I just started to plot out my scenes like this in bullet points Tess runs away Tess fights the bad guy Tess gets injured and so it goes on. So far I got 30. I know that I need a lot more. I am...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Zp73‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:31:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/28289
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Zp73‭ · 2019-12-08T06:31:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
I just started to plot out my scenes like this in bullet points

- Tess runs away 
- Tess fights the bad guy
- Tess gets injured

and so it goes on. So far I got 30. I know that I need a lot more. I am aiming for 300 pages. Are these called plot points?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-05-26T13:09:56Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 2