Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction)

by James Scott Bell

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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.

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Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars

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5 out of 5 stars

excellent, 2008-10-09
invaluable advice for anyone whos considering writing. very impersonally written and easy to follow. i'm still reading it (about halfway through) and i consider it a must have for my writing research library.

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Simple and clear, 2008-09-17
This book is most effective when you do the corresponding exercises at the end of each chapter. Bell doesn't give you busy work. Each assignment helps you flesh out material that can be directly used in your novel. In other words, his chapters are insightful and helpful. I found his verbiage easy to understand. Whether you've taken writing classes in the past or not, this novel on plot and structure will give you a new way of looking at your stories. Filled with examples from other bestsellers, Bell makes it easy for readers to get a sense for what will help make their fiction stand apart from other bland novels on the shelf. I highly recommend this book. There's plenty of variety here to keep you interested and once you're done, you'll feel ready to get going on your next novel--I know I am!

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Plot & Structure, 2008-09-15
James Scott Bell continues to make learning the craft interesting and worthwhile. A must have for all writers, new and old!
Revisions & Self -Editing is of the same quality. I find that even though I have read it I go back to them.

I only wish he would come out with more writing books!

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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent advice even for the professional, 2008-09-08
I work with authors for a living, and I have published two successful nonfiction books. But I still learned so much from James Scott Bell. When I read his brilliant insight about The Big Lie, I knew that I had believed it, too. Because plotting never came "naturally" to me, I assumed that I couldn't do it. But I dislike literary prose that meanders and never goes anywhere, so I felt locked out of fiction.

Not only did his clear-eyed, accessible advice help me with my third nonfiction book (breaking a two-year block in the process by helping me see how to structure it), but it also gave me the wherewithal to tackle fiction again, something I had abandoned in the mid-1990s even though an editor was interested in publishing it!

Thank you, James Scott Bell. I now buy copies of your book and send them to my literary clients as gifts. You're right up there with Donald Maass for offering timely, well-stated, on-target, USABLE advice. Just to show you my appreciation, I'm now going to read one of your novels! :-)

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5 out of 5 stars

plot and structure, 2008-09-08
clear, user friendly, a solid "how-to" and many ideas that can be used for a novice or professional writer....

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