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How Do I Plot a Novel Memoir Screenplay
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The 27-Step Tutorial: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay? sprang out my passion for teaching plot, my first book Blockbuster Plots Pure and Simple and all the workshops and retreats and conferences I’ve taught.
I was offered a contract to write The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master mid-way through filming the original series and the tutorial helped shaped that book. As one 5-Star reviewer commented on Amazon: An understanding of the plot development trajectory of classic and award-winning stories reveals an “undeniably consistent pattern – the bones that make up the skeleton of virtually every irresistible tale.”
The reviewer goes on to say: “As a former educator [Alderson] is adept at moving students beyond abstract concept to the tangible and concrete. For me it was like the plotting lightbulb flickered from 15 incandescent watts to 200 halogen. Amazing and totally exhilarating!
Because of the series popularity, I felt you deserved the information delivered to you with less external distractions and a cleaner presentation than the original series.
I’m re-filming 27-Step Tutorial: How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay? now. If you’d like to follow along as I film all 27 steps to plotting a novel, memoir, screenplay, I’m offering a special beta-membership.
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