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Martha Alderson, MA, has been exploring and writing about plot and creativity for more than thirty years. Author of The Plot Whisperer, Alderson works with bestselling authors, New York editors, Hollywood directors, artists, and performers from all over the world.

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Found it to be good and helpful in some areas of my writing.
 
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serlinarose | Feb 28, 2023 |
Very informative and helpful. It helped me with my writing a bit.
 
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serlinarose | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Feb 28, 2023 |
Took me a long time to read because I wanted to digest it. Now I want to start reading it again. It gets a bit repetitious but so much food for thought.
 
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bjsikes | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jan 30, 2023 |
For what this is, it's pretty good.

For whether it was helpful to me, personally, I'd say... no.

So what WAS it? Exactly what it says. It refers to two different types of writers and allows for the differences between right-brained and left-brained individuals, saying, point-blank, that you've got to shore up your defenses. Good enough.

Beyond that, we're dealing with the very basic ideas of keeping tension, not overwhelming the opening with too much backstory, keeping the descriptions strong and not crazy, and best of all, the good stuff about the plot.

Of course, she uses some of the classics like Lord of the Flies and Great Gatsby and even Hunger Games, but it all boils down to introducing great antagonists early (even if it's the main character), having them fail and come to their big realization at the 3/4 point, and then wrapping it all up.

Very good for beginners.

What is not covered is, say, the dramatic structure of Shakespeare's plays, the non-plot heavy character-driven classics, or anything much beyond the cookie-cutter. And most of the cookies are left out, too.

But at least it does capture the spirit of the Plot. Boiled down. Sanitized. And ready for the next invitation to joining her next seminar. :)
… (més)
 
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bradleyhorner | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Jun 1, 2020 |

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Obres
18
Membres
540
Popularitat
#46,139
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½ 3.7
Ressenyes
13
ISBN
18

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