By effectively demonstrating the relationship between plot and scene and explaining the art of story design, Blockbuster Plots offers writers proven techniques for creating more focused and balanced plotlines.
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Educational expert and award-winning writer, Martha Alderson M.A., helps writers of all ages find the structure to their stories. She provides private plot consultations and teaches at University of Santa Cruz, Learning Annex and Writers' Conferences.
Are you confused about plot? You are not alone. In Blockbuster Plot Pure & Simple, Martha Alderson presents step-by-step strategies that demystify the structure of story. If you want to maximize your scenes and provide depth to your stories, this is the book for you. Whether a screenwriter, memoirist or writer of children's, young adult or adult fiction, you will benefit from a visual representation of the scenes and plot of your project. Track the 7 most important elements of scene on a Scene Tracker. Use the Plot Planner to develop a mulit-layered plotline for your individual project.
If you are having a difficult time seeing where your story is headed; or, if ideas are rolling around in your head but you are having trouble getting started; or, if your book has been rejected time and time again, you most likely need help with plot. This is the book for you. Whether a screenwriter, memoirist, or writer of children's, young adult or adult fiction, you will benefit from a firm understanding of scene and the way to develop a plotline that combines dramatic action, character emotional development, and thematic elements of your projects. When Blockbuster Plots Pure & Simple calls for interactive participation, you are encouraged to use your own characters and scenes. If you have not yet started a writing project, use your imagination or a book by your favorite author.
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