: Re: How do I re-interest myself in a plot I am working on? I've been working on my plot for almost a year now and every time I open my Excel sheet (yes,I know its odd to plot a novel in

Perhaps you're not bored with your plot; you're bored with plotting.

Consider writing instead of plotting. Maybe start at the beginning and write a scene. Or pick any scene and write it. I find that writing a scene always surprises me.

If that doesn't work, set it aside, and pick it up later if your interest returns.

A writer friend of mine who has written dozens of well-regarded non-fiction books (and a dozen or more novels) offers this advice: Keep several writing projects going at once. If you become bored with one, switch to another. Now, this works only if you actually finish things from time to time.

As for plotting with a spreadsheet: Dan Wells (a relatively new writer who participates in the Writing Excuses podcast) does that, too.

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