E.M. Forster defined the difference between story and plot this way: “The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died and then the queen died of grief is a plot.” Some writers visualize their plots as suspension bridges, with the towers representing key turning points. Photo by abarndweller. Plot is… Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Plot
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Screenwriting for novelists
I was familiar with many of the concepts and terms Larry Brooks uses from having studied Syd Field’s “Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting.” I wound up turning to Field—and his book is a fantastic resource—when I couldn’t find the nuts-and-bolts guidelines I needed to whip a novel into shape. And it’s often much easier to… Continue reading Screenwriting for novelists
Terri J. Huck 