NaNoWriMo's YWP Settings That Enhance Mood
A mood describes the emotional quality of something, whether it is a song, a painting or, in this case, a scene in your novel. It might help to think of mood as the way you want someone to feel while reading your novel.
Once you’ve created your own plot outline, take some time to think about where each scene takes place, what that place looks, sounds, smells and feels like, and what emotions you want your readers to feel in that scene.
- PDF — this is in a nearly universal format, abut it lacks finesse.
- Microsoft Word form — this is my favorite version, but it’s in a proprietary format, which means it requires you that you own Microsoft Word.
- Microsoft Word doc — the doc version is not as cool as the form version, but it’s for those of you who own Microsoft Word and want to customize the structure.
- Pages — also not as cool as the Microsoft Word form but for those of you who own (or just prefer) Pages.
- Google Docs — note that this is a "View Only" document. To use it, click on the "File" in the Google Docs menu bar and then choose "Make a copy...".
- Text — also pasted below. For those of you that prefer a stripped down version or want to create your own form:
Settings That Enhance Mood
Describe a setting that would fit the mood of your …
• Set-up
• Inciting incident
• A selected scene in your rising action
• The climax
• A selected scene in your falling action
• Resolution
