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Re-“visioned”: Now What? How to Rewrite
ByMartha Alderson January 9, 2014

PlotWriMo helped you separate from the word level of your story to concentrate on the overall story level….

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memoirs | plot and structure | plot and subplots in novels | primary plot in stories | screenplays | Universal Story | Use of authentic details

Finding the Through-line, the Primary Plot
ByMartha Alderson February 9, 2013

She stakes her claim on her story boldly and with confidence. Quickly, it becomes apparent to me that…

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emotional change | how to begin a major revision | plot and structure | PLot Planner | rewrite versus revision | rewriting | scene tracker

Scene Tracker & Rewriting
ByMartha Alderson September 19, 2012

Even after all these years I delight every time I see a plot planner or scene tracker filled…

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