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All Writers Need Plot
ByMartha Alderson July 18, 2010

On my way to this weekend’s SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) writers retreat, I stopped…

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Starting a Story Too Early
ByMartha Alderson July 1, 2009

Remember, just because you write a scene does not mean the scene belongs in your story. We often…

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Plot or No Plot
ByMartha Alderson April 15, 2009

I recently perused the stacks for reading material with several writer friends. One of them picked up a…

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What do you think when you think plot?
ByMartha Alderson May 6, 2008

Kids and teens learn in school that plot is a series of events linked by cause and effect….

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