When I was given the chance to review this excellent guide, I was really excited. After 6 full novels, and writing my 7th, you’d think I’d have the plotting down to a fine art, but there’s always space to improve.
A Wordsmith’s Guide to Planning the Perfect Plot described several options, from the Snowflake Method (my personal favourite and one I’ve been touting for a while now) through Beat Sheets, the Hero’s Journey and to the Inside Outline. Advantages and disadvantages of each method were provided, and the bits I loved best were the suggestions of how to work with each method to fit the author’s preferences. This made a lot of sense to me, and I finished the book full of motivation, determined to tweak the methods and combine the bits that I needed.
Additional sections on subplots, conflict, themes and avoiding the ‘saggy middle’ were useful – probably more so to newer authors, but there were still hints and tips that I hadn’t thought of and will definitely use.
Thank you to the author for providing an advance review copy of the book to me. I really enjoyed it, and I hope readers will find my review helpful. I would definitely recommend this book to all new authors and to those seeking to elevate their writing to the next level and beyond. 
The guide can be found on Amazon at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wordsmiths-Guide-Planning-Perfect-Guides-ebook/dp/B0FD9MQ991
