Novelists Essential Guide to Creating Plot

Davis, J. Madison

ISBN 10: 0898799848 / ISBN 13: 9780898799842

Published by Writers Digest Books, 2000

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Clean, unread copy in New condition. No marking or writing in the text. Covers are clean and show no wear. Binding is firm.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1765573839674

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Novelists Essential Guide to Creating Plot
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898799848
• ISBN 13: 9780898799842
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 1.27W x 12.7H x 19.68D centimeters 1.27 centimeters width by 12.7 centimeters height by 19.68 centimeters depth
• Weight: 227 grams
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Synopsis

This book covers the most popular element among our fiction-writing audience: plot. Appealing to novelists of any stripe. The Novelist's Essential Guide to Creating Plot allows readers to focus on and examine in depth the structure of the novel - either one they're currently working on or one that they are planning. Light in tone and friendly to the beginner, Davis' instruction is accessible and practical, guiding readers to implement the lessons of the text in their novels. Readers will learn how to increase the intensity of their plots, enrich their work with multiple and parallel plots, and weave in subplots, leitmotifs, backstories and more. From planning the plot to polishing it, Davis covers every aspect of how the plot works in concert with the other elements of fiction writing and putting plot into perspective, allowing the reader to more clearly understand how novels are shaped and structured.

About the Author

J. Madison Davis is the author of several mysteries and books of nonfiction. His mystery, The Murder of Frau Schutz, was awarded an Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America. He is currently the senior professor in the Professional Writing Program of the University of Oklahoma's H. H. Herbert School of Journalism.