I am a plotter. Through trial and error I developed a detailed outline system that helps me plot out my chapters. I combined the Hero's journey, Save the Cat, KM Weiland's Creating Character Arcs, and Dan Harmon story circle. It sounds like a mess, but it works. I plot 50-60 chapters and can just write out the words to tell me story.
Every time I try to plot out a short story/novella (10k-20k words) I end up with another 80k-150k novel. I need your help!
Do you write short stories/novellas and are a plotter? Can you share some advice on handling story structure with so few words?
My plan is to write a serial like the Green Mile by Stephan King, but based in an epic fantasy world. I would like to release a 10k-20k word book every month or so. Thank you in advance.