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by Anson Dibell (Author) "If you're like me and most of the writers I've known over the years in writers' groups, at conferences and in classes, you're coming to..." (more)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (1 Mar 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0898799465
ISBN-13: 978-0898799460
Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A good read., 3 Sep 2002

By	P. Holmes "Keba" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While 'Plot' was a good read, I found that the author assumed that everybody has read every book he used examples from without much explanation, which detracted from the overall value of the book.

This is not a 'how to plot' book, but more of a 'generalist hints on writing' approach, where individual bits of plot were analysed in reasonable detail (along with a lot of other elements of writing). Putting all the bits together and advice on how to do so was missing from the picture however.

This book goes in one of my bookshelves - 'How to Plot your Novel' by Jean Saunders is the book on plot I will be keeping near me while writing...

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4.0 out of 5 stars A cogent and informative discussion of plotting fiction, 18 April 2001

By	Richard I Urwin - See all my reviews

Using examples from classic literature the author leads the reader through the process of designing and developing the plot in a work of fiction. While concentrating its main attention on standard plot forms as most appropriate for novice authors it also gives some advice on more "arty" modes (eg. collage, where scenes are juxtaposed for their texture without being tied by a narative thread.) I am not a published author, and so I can not report authoritively on its veracity or completeness, but it certainly looks good to me, and will be an essential background and reference for anything I write from now on.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners, 26 Jul 2008

By	Bugbear "bugbear74" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plot (Elements of Fiction Writing) (Hardcover)

For a beginner, I think this book is pretty handy. I don't have a problem with the titles the author refers to (Star Wars, Lord Of The Flies and so on) because they're books/films a lot of people have access to so if you're going to refer to other works, choose those which you can assume most people have read/seen.

Although the author uses other books as examples, in addition to this I would have preferred some written examples, such as in the case of "show, don't tell". A lot of beginners are confused by the show not tell thing, so some examples would have been good.

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I found the book interesting enough, but the good ideas are hidden in dense, lofty prose. Whilst I appreciate it is useful to mention great novels when writing about plot, Anson... Read more

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