{"id":51263,"date":"2026-04-13T11:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/magazin\/plotten-for-authors\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:46:33","slug":"plotting-for-authors","status":"publish","type":"magazin-studierende","link":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/plotting-for-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Plotting for Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51263\" class=\"elementor elementor-51263 elementor-49643\" data-elementor-post-type=\"magazin-studierende\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f98541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f98541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53db315\" data-id=\"53db315\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed64de elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"5ed64de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Es wurden keine \\u00dcberschriften auf dieser Seite gefunden.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat to expect:\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__5ed64de\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__5ed64de\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__5ed64de\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c73aa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c73aa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9525823\" data-id=\"9525823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb24f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb24f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First things first:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Plotting serves as either detailed planning or a rough outline of the story<br><\/li><li>It provides structure while still leaving room for spontaneous ideas<\/li><li>There are several methods, such as the Hero\u2019s Journey and the 3-Act Structure<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c0b378 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c0b378\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27add60\" data-id=\"27add60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d13cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d13cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What does \u201cplotting\u201d actually mean?<\/h2><p>When plotting, you plan and structure the storyline of your writing project before you begin the actual writing process. This means deciding how your characters will develop, what will happen in your story, and how the individual scenes will come together to form a coherent whole. Alongside the main plot, which is the central storyline of your story, you can also deliberately define subplots and unexpected twists. Depending on how extensively and in how much detail you plan your story in advance, plotting can serve either as a rough guide or as a detailed framework for your writing project.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43abf6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43abf6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37079c5\" data-id=\"37079c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c1154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49c1154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1-683x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51266\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8666236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8666236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39bde8d\" data-id=\"39bde8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce6341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ce6341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Benefits of plotting<\/h2><p>By planning your storyline deliberately, you can avoid logical inconsistencies more easily, maintain a clear overview of the different storylines in your work, and place plot twists at the most effective moments. Plotting also gives you strong orientation during the writing process itself, while still leaving room for spontaneous ideas, since you can always adjust and refine the framework of your story. In the end, this structure can even save you time, because you are less likely to lose your way in the story and will need to revise less afterward.  <\/p><h2>Different plotting methods<\/h2><h3>The Hero\u2019s Journey<br><\/h3><p>The Hero\u2019s Journey is a narrative pattern that we know, for example, from many myths and legends. The individual stages of the Hero\u2019s Journey are then filled in with the specific events of your own story. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ef524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ef524\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e657da\" data-id=\"5e657da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4423a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d4423a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2-683x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51267\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc6b384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc6b384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd3787\" data-id=\"2fd3787\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a54f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a54f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The 3-Act Structure<\/h3><p>Some people may still remember the 3-Act Structure from school. With this method, you divide your story into three basic sections that serve as your guide: beginning, middle, and end. The first turning point takes place at the end of the beginning, additional turning points occur in the middle and at the end of the main section, and the ending brings the story to a close.<\/p><h3>Die 3-9-27-Methode<\/h3><p>The 3-9-27 Method is an extension of the 3-Act Structure. In this approach, the <strong>3<\/strong> acts are divided into <strong>9<\/strong> blocks and <strong>27<\/strong> chapters. Each act is therefore split into 3 blocks, and each block in turn into 3 chapters. With this planning structure, you can map out your story in more detail than with the simple 3-act model, which is especially helpful for those who want not just a rough outline, but a detailed structure they can follow while writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d03ae52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d03ae52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f998fb0\" data-id=\"f998fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2926122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2926122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3-683x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51268\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plotting_3.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e39725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e39725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-030421d\" data-id=\"030421d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fea427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fea427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Final notes<\/h2><p>Plotting can be a valuable guide for your writing process, but authors with perfectionist tendencies in particular should be careful not to flesh out too much at this stage. Plotting is not meant to replace the entire writing process, but to provide orientation for it. Those who feel too restricted by a predefined framework and prefer to let their creativity run completely free may find greater success with other approaches. However you choose to work on your manuscript, GRIN wishes you lots of enjoyment and success with your writing project!<\/p><p>Are you looking for guidance and unsure whether you have considered everything when plotting your book? <strong>Download our free, practical checklist<\/strong> and find out whether your plot is ready for publication:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Structuring-and-Planning-Your-Plot_Checklist.pdf\">Checklist: Structuring and Planning Your Plot<\/a><\/p><p>Enjoy working on your project!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48bc923 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48bc923\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9353c0\" data-id=\"a9353c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375248d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375248d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epubli.com\/wissen\/buch-plotten#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epubli<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katesstark.com\/post\/plotten-wie-die-profis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.katesstark.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b077acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b077acf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-588ea102\" data-id=\"588ea102\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e05e2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26e05e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5980339a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5980339a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Want to keep reading?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72899d7b elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"72899d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-51277 magazin-studierende type-magazin-studierende status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry collections-selfpublishing-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/journaling-for-authors\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog-300x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-51276\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Journaling_Blog.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/journaling-for-authors\/\">\n\t\t\t\tJournaling Instead of Note Chaos: How Authors Organize Their Inspiration\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/journaling-for-authors\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Journaling Instead of Note Chaos: How Authors Organize Their Inspiration\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-48338 magazin-studierende type-magazin-studierende status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry collections-selfpublishing-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/supporting-characters\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nebenfiguren-schreiben_Blog-300x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-48058\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nebenfiguren-schreiben_Blog-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nebenfiguren-schreiben_Blog-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nebenfiguren-schreiben_Blog-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nebenfiguren-schreiben_Blog.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/supporting-characters\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWriting Supporting Characters: More Depth for Your Story\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/supporting-characters\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Writing Supporting Characters: More Depth for Your Story\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-48225 magazin-studierende type-magazin-studierende status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry collections-selfpublishing-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/writing-snappy-dialogue\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fetzige-Dialoge-schreiben_Blog-300x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-48036\" alt=\", ,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fetzige-Dialoge-schreiben_Blog-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fetzige-Dialoge-schreiben_Blog-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fetzige-Dialoge-schreiben_Blog-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fetzige-Dialoge-schreiben_Blog.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/writing-snappy-dialogue\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWriting Snappy Dialogue \u2013 Bring Your Characters to Life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/self-publishing\/writing-snappy-dialogue\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Writing Snappy Dialogue \u2013 Bring Your Characters to Life\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3092e5af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3092e5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-262c099b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"262c099b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-248dd2f4\" data-id=\"248dd2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79059462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79059462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you like our magazine? Then sign up for our GRIN newsletter now! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea54f86 elementor-button-align-center elementor-mobile-button-align-stretch registr_form_grin elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-34452 elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"ea54f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;N\\u00e4chster&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Voriger&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" id=\"newsletter_subscription\" name=\"Formular\" aria-label=\"Formular\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"51263\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"ea54f86\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"My first name\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_ac13577 elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_ac13577\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurname\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[field_ac13577]\" id=\"form-field-field_ac13577\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"My surname\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"mymail@example.com\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\" id=\"subscription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like to plan your writing projects thoroughly? We have put together the most important information, tips, and tricks on plotting for you here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":51261,"menu_order":0,"template":"area-article.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"magazin_studierende_tag":[],"collections":[350],"class_list":["post-51263","magazin-studierende","type-magazin-studierende","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","collections-selfpublishing-book"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin-studierende\/51263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin-studierende"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazin-studierende"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin-studierende\/51263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51301,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin-studierende\/51263\/revisions\/51301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"magazin_studierende_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin_studierende_tag?post=51263"},{"taxonomy":"collections","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collections?post=51263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}