Mastering Plot Twists : How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers
Language: English
Published by Penguin Publishing Group Jun 2018, 2018
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Neuware - '.A unique and absolutely invaluable toolbox for any author.' ~Kate White, New York Times best-selling author and former editor-in-chief of CosmopolitanUnlock the secrets to superior plot twists! The key to keeping people on the edge of their seat--from memoirs to thrillers and stage plays to screenplays--is filling your stories with unexpected twists and turns. By integrating Plot Twists, Plot Reversals, and Moments of Heightened Danger (TRDs) at crucial points, you can captivate your readers with I-can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next intrigue. The quicker pace and focused action that comes from strategically placed twists form the core of the nuanced, multifaceted books that sell--and that help you find a devoted readership. In Mastering Plot Twists, Agatha Award-winning author, Jane K. Cleland goes beyond telling writers what to do; she shows you how to do it. Within these pages, you'll find: A proven, five-step process for using TRDs, with detailed examples from best-selling books A deep dive into plotting, structure, pacing, subplots, and more to help you develop surprising yet inevitable twists. 'Jane's Plotting Roadmap' and worksheets--essential tools for planning your plotBuilding on the award-winning instruction provided in Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, Cleland's newest guide will help you create effective and credible twists, creating the kind of stories that will keep your readers up long into the night. '.A master class in crafting plots that twist and turn.' ~Hallie Ephron, New York Times best-selling author of You'll Never Know, Dear.…
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- Title
- Mastering Plot Twists : How to Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure to Captivate Your Readers
- Author
- Jane K Cleland
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group Jun 2018
- Publication year
- 2018
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- Neu
- Binding
- Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 144035233X
- ISBN 13
- 9781440352331
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- 300 grams
- Dimensions
- 214x139x20 mm
Plot twists are a unique element of the craft of writing used by writers of all genres--from memoirs to thrillers, screenplays to stageplays--to create unexpected twists and turns. A surprising plot twist can hook an audience and keep readers turning pages, right down to the final scene.
Mastering Plots Twists is your essential guide to crafting a quick pace with more focused narrative and action, all by using the artful, unexpected plot twist. The result is more nuanced, multifaceted books that sell and develop a devoted readership.
Using similar structure and techniques as the Agatha Award-winning Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot, award-winning author Jane K. Cleland will teach you to integrate thrilling moments in every genre. Inside, Cleland will show you how to:
- Use plotting, structure, pacing, and subplots with the intention of developing plausible, yet surprising, twists.
- Integrate plot twists into any story―not just mysteries and thrillers.
- Study novels of any genre, to recognize the specific techniques writers use to surprise their readers.
- Improve your writing craft with scores of cases studies, checklists, decision-making models, and exercises.
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About the Author
Jane also writes short stories (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) and articles and books about the craft of writing (Writer's Digest magazine and Writer's Digest Books), including the bestselling and Agatha-winning book,Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot.
Jane is the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award (www.nerowolfe.org), a mentor in Western Connecticut State University's MFA in Creative & Professional Writing program, a guest author at universities and writing conferences across the country, and a member of the fulltime faculty at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, where she is also the director of the Program for Professional Communications. In addition, Jane was the president of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America and a member of the national board. More information is available at www.janecleland.com.
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