The Mad Plotter Workshop by Irveen Kaur

Are you a Mad Plotter? Find your way to plot a novel

Have you started a novel and stalled halfway through? Or do you have a great idea but no idea how to shape it into a story?

Join author and educator Irveen Kaur for The Mad Plotter, a hands-on workshop that demystifies how novels are built.

In this workshop you'll:

• discover whether you're a plotter, a pantser or a plantser, and how to work with your natural style

• learn the plot structures behind bestselling novels and find the one that fits your story

• map the key turning points of your own story, so you leave with a working plan and not just notes

The plot structures we'll explore:

• Three-Act Structure: the classic setup, confrontation and resolution behind most commercial fiction

• The Hero's Journey: your character leaves the ordinary world, faces trials and returns transformed

• Save the Cat: fifteen story beats that keep your pacing tight, a favourite for genre and YA writers

• Seven-Point Story Structure: plan backwards from your ending, then build hooks, plot turns and pinch points to get there

• Freytag's Pyramid: rising action to a central climax, then falling action. It's ideal for dramatic and literary fiction.

• Fichtean Curve: you open straight into the action and build tension through a series of crises. It's perfect for thrillers and page-turners.

• Kishōtenketsu: a four-part East Asian structure driven by a twist or shift in perspective rather than conflict

• Snowflake Method: you grow your story from a single sentence into a full scene-by-scene plan

Whether you're writing your first chapter or rescuing a stuck draft, you'll walk away clear, confident and ready to write.