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    The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
    The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
    The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life

    Written by Noah Lukeman

    Narrated by Angus Freathy

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From the literary agent and author of the bestselling The First Five Pages, comes a groundbreaking new book on plot development

    The art of plot development has become synonymous with having a "great idea." But a great idea is merely an abstraction without characterization, journey, suspense, conflict, and context. Analyzing the elements of classic storytelling, The Plot Thickens enables beginning and advanced writers alike to consider how these elements can combine--in many heretofore unimagined ways--to produce the kind of plot that will make their work transcendent. A veritable fiction-writing workshop, writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide without boundless new ideas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLukeman Literary Management
    Release dateAug 16, 2017
    ISBN9781640295681
    The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life

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    • 5/5
      Very detail step on how to write a good plot

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      One of the best books on novel writing I've ever read(a dozen)

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Well written book, perfect for when you lose your focus or don't even know how to start writing. I'm definitely buying a physical copy too, and you won't regret giving it a try.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great and interesting book about storytelling and structure.
      The most important part i got from this book is the focus on the context to build suspense.
      Thanks

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Sexist trash that recommends to write women by describing their breasts. Seriously, trash.
    • 5/5
      Packed with practical guidance. I say again, practical. It's almost, or maybe really is, a philosophical offering.
    • 5/5
      Loved it, it was fantastic, enjoy it guys, have a nice time
    • 5/5
      What a gem of a book this is, worth every minute.