Martha Alderson

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The End is the Beginning
ByMartha Alderson October 2, 2010

A plot consultation this week reveals to the writer that the scene sequence she believed was rising to…

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Writing is Risky
ByMartha Alderson August 24, 2010

Do you ever feel like the further you put yourself out there teaching, writing, consulting, living, the more…

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Cause and Effect in Plot
ByMartha Alderson July 22, 2010

Without cause and effect there is no plot. Without cause and effect, events are simply episodic happenings. Writers…

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1st Writers Plot Retreat — Photos
ByMartha Alderson July 6, 2010

Writers Plot Retreat took place in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern CaliforniaEasy access to San Jose airport…

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