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Plot (Elements of Fiction Writing) (Rated: ASR)
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So just what is plot? Let's let the author, Ansen Dibell answer: Plot is the things character do, feel, think, or say, that make a difference to what comes afterward…. No thought, in and of itself, is plot. No action, however dramatic, is plot if the story would have been about the same if it hadn’t happened at all. Any action, however seemingly trivial can be vital and memorable if it has significant consequences and changes the story’s outcome. Plotting is a way of looking at things. It’s a way of deciding what’s important and then showing it to be important through the way you construct and connect the major events of your story. It’s the way you show things mattering. CHAPTERS Introduction - Coming to Plot the Hard Way Chapter 1 - What Is Plot? Chapter 2 - Grand Openings Chapter 3 - Would You Trust a Viewpoint with Shifty Eyes? Chapter 4 - "Shup Up!" He Explained--Handling Exposition Chapter 5 - Early Middles: New Directions and Subplots Chapter 6 - Building the Big Scenes: Set-Pieces Chapter 7 - Harnessing Melodrama Chapter 8 - Patterns, Mirrors, and Echoes Chapter 9 - Pacing, Transitions, Flashes, and Frames Chapter 10 - When You Come to the End, Stop Chapter 11 - Beyond Plot | ||
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