the plot whisperer: secrets of the universal story structure any writer can master

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Book Blurb
ByMartha Alderson September 15, 2011

The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master is for writers, readers and seekers, artists…

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Backstory | character transformation and the Universal Story | overcoming antagonists | the plot whisperer: secrets of the universal story structure any writer can master

Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
ByMartha Alderson September 4, 2011

A writer I work with grapples with a problem I often see. She loves her story SO much…

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Characters in conflict | tension and suspense | the plot whisperer: secrets of the universal story structure any writer can master | two worlds in every story | writing a story

2 Major Story Settings
ByMartha Alderson August 15, 2011May 20, 2025

Stories generally have at least two major settings. A story is about a character transformed over time in…

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memoirs and screenplays | PLot Planner | revision | screenplays | tension and suspense in novels | the plot whisperer: secrets of the universal story structure any writer can master | Universal Story

Step Away from all the Words of Your Novel, Memoir, Screenplay
ByMartha Alderson July 19, 2011

A writer says her story “tanks around page 25” and bores her even to try to rewrite. I…

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