Plotto: A New Method of Plot Suggestion for Writers of Creative Fiction

Published by Ellis Publishing Company, Battle Creek, 1928

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8vo. Blue textured cloth with white and gilt lettering. 300pp. Decorative endpapers. Very good. Quite minor edgewear only, mainly spine head and tail -- tight and internally near fine. Ownership name/address inkstamped on front pastedown and front flyleaf; one sentence underlined on page 5. Probable first and only edition of this strange and complex stab at plot creation using a convoluted and enormous series of numbered lists. Wallace (1867-1933) was a Michigan journalist and writer of-- well, you name it: Sci-fi, dime novels, westerns, serials, stage plays, screenplays and more. Accompanied by a sequel of sorts: "Plotto: Book of Instructions," an 8vo pamphlet in stiff orange wrappers published by Writer's Digest in 1934, ca. 50pp. Near fine. Same ownership name/address inkstamp on front wrapper. Both book and pamphlet are uncommon. Together, they represent one of the earlier and more bizarre forays into this now-established field.

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Title
Plotto: A New Method of Plot Suggestion for Writers of Creative Fiction
Author
COOK, William Wallace
Publisher
Ellis Publishing Company, Battle Creek
Publication year
1928
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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