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Before the Next Draft; 26 Plot Steps to Revision Plot eBook

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Blockbuster Plots, Before the Next Draft eBook is designed for novelists, screenwriters, and memoirists who are ready to push aside the words to reveal the deeper plot and structure of your story. This eBook is for anyone who wishes to re-vision a draft of your story with an eye on plot and structure. Follow step-by-step the 26 plot steps to produce superior plots.

Before the Next Draft eBook offers concrete tips for revisioning your story by creating complex characters, compelling dramatic action and rich thematic details and depth.

The ebook is filled with visual aides that "show" how to create plot at the overall story level and the scene level.



Character Emotional Development Profile form
The 7 Key Scenes in Every Great Story
Developing Thematic Significance
Plot Planner template with "above" and "below" scene descriptions
Essential elements for the Beginning, the Middle, and the End of your novel, screenplay, and memoir
Cause and Effect
Creating Dramatic Action

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

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Martha Alderson

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Martha writes at an enchanted beach somewhere off the coast of California. She draws inspiration in the beauty that surrounds her.
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September 3, 2014
I compiled the blog posts I offered during the 2nd Annual International Plot Writing Month (we are now just completing the 4th Annual) for writers who wish to re"vision" the plot arc of their novel, memoir, screenplay at their own speed or at a different time of the year than just in December. I have heard from writers who tell me they cannot do a rewrite without following the 26 plot steps first.
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June 25, 2017
Not as good as The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master of the same author, that I read first, but still useful. You should read it first, then the book mentionned to take the most of it.
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