Plot & structure : techniques and exercises for crafting a plot that grips readers from start to finish / by James Scott Bell.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Write great fictionPublication details: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, c2004.Description: 234 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 158297294X (pbk.)
  • 9781582972947 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Plot and structure
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN 3378 .B45 2004
Contents:
Putting the big lie to sleep -- What's a plot, anyway? -- Structure: what holds your plot together -- How to explode with plot ideas -- Beginning strong -- Middles -- Endings -- Scenes -- Complex plots -- The character arc in plot -- Plotting systems -- Revising your plot -- Plot patterns -- Common plot problems and cures -- Tips and tools for plot and structure -- Checklist: critical points -- Creating your own back cover copy.
Summary: Offers writers practical guidance on how to create a strong, interesting plot for their stories, with tips, plotting diagrams and charts, brainstorming techniques, exercises, structure models, and other resources.
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Includes index.

Putting the big lie to sleep -- What's a plot, anyway? -- Structure: what holds your plot together -- How to explode with plot ideas -- Beginning strong -- Middles -- Endings -- Scenes -- Complex plots -- The character arc in plot -- Plotting systems -- Revising your plot -- Plot patterns -- Common plot problems and cures -- Tips and tools for plot and structure -- Checklist: critical points -- Creating your own back cover copy.

Offers writers practical guidance on how to create a strong, interesting plot for their stories, with tips, plotting diagrams and charts, brainstorming techniques, exercises, structure models, and other resources.

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