Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction) (158297294X) - Reviews and Prices
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Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction) (158297294X) - Reviews and Prices
The second book in the Write Great Fiction series, Plot & Structure offers clear and concise information on creating a believable and engaging plot that readers can't resist. Written by award-winning thriller and suspense author James Scott Bell, this handy instruction guide provides:
* Easy-to-understand techniques on every aspect of plotting and structure, from brainstorming story ideas to building scenes, and from using subplots to crafting knock-out endings
* Engaging exercises, perfect for writers at any level and at any stage in their novel
* Practical and encouraging guidance from one of the most respected writers publishing today
Full of diagrams, plot brainstormers, and examples from popular novels, mastering plot and structure has never been so simple.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great Nuts and Bolts:
This book did not receive five stars because the writer has NO sense of style. Couldn't write a beautiful sentence to save their lives and one would assume this is essential to being a good, if not great, writer. However, as a mechanical instruction manual about how to plot and structure your novel this is a very, very practical guide. Highly recommended on that level. The writer's ambiguous relationship to the distinction between literary and genre fiction is not helpful. There are, in my opinion, a... more info
Excellent Book, Poor Kindle Formatting:
Plot & Structure really is an excellent writing manual, particularly if you have others that stress creativity and fiction technique. It really gets down to craft, rather than art. The problem with the Kindle edition is it has no active table of content. This, in my view, is inexcusable for a manual of any kind. Do they really expect a reader to read the entire book from start to finish? Every time they want to refresh on a particular topic within the book should they have to "turn" page after page... more info
Useful but Pedestrian:
While this book has some useful tips on plotting, it seems most useful to people whose aim is formulaic genre fiction.
Mr. Bell doesn't seem particularly well read, because about half of his examples come from Dean Koontz, who he refers to as "the master". Many of his other examples come from popular movies and other thrillers. The only literary examples he offers are The Catcher in the Rye and Moby Dick. Mr. Bell sometimes presents a sneering attitude toward authors who might eschew strict... more info
Plotting made simple...:
This book's philosophy on plotting is built around James Scott Bell's 'LOCK SYSTEM,' where:
L: Lead
O: Objective
C: Confrontation
K: Knockout ending
This is aided by clear and insightful examples from actual novels (for example Dean Koontz, The Door to December) and actual movies (for example Jaws). When done in this way it provides a solid platform on which to structure a novel.
Scott Bell explains 3-act structure but rather than talk about 'turning points' he uses his... more info
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