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Confused about the basics of building a plot in a story? Martha Alderson's focus on how to produce a superior one applies to novels, memoirs and nonfiction alike, using scenes by contemporary writers from Twain to London to show how to create logical and substantial plots...Any writer seeking to produce not just acceptable but superior works must have this guide. Midwest Book Review |
THE BOOK:
Blockbuster Plots Pure and Simple presents two unique strategies guaranteed to enhance your writing: Scene Tracker and Plot Planner. Both techniques are presented as a step-by-step interactive guide toward maximizing your scenes and providing depth to your stories.
THE DVD:
The Plot Guide for Children's Book Authors DVD offers two hours of compelling instruction from award winning author Martha Alderson.
Learn how to build a Dramatic Action plot-line, Character Emotional Development plot-line, and Thematic Significance plot-line for your children's, middle school, and young adult fiction. Both the Scene Tracker and the Plot Planner tools for writers are demonstrated.
Using scenes from Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko, this DVD shows children's book authors and authors of middle grade chapter books and young adult novels how to deepen their scenes and create a multi-layered plot.
This interactive DVD is formatted like a book so you can either watch "play the movie" in its entirety or, for help in a specific area, click on the "lesson selection" chapters.
Blockbuster Plots (Book)....................................$24.95
Blockbuster Plots (DVD)
...........$24.95
Combo Pack (Book & DVD)
...........$44.95
