for the writer of novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, and television episodes : a creative source for generating a virtually limitless number and variety of story plots and outlines
Sawyer, Tom
1999
Contains thousands of specific story suggestions and outlines to help develop original plots and sub-plots for narratives, plays, and movie scripts.
Margaret, in her attempts to write what she imagines will be a literary tour-de-force, ruins a lifelong friendship when she decides Letty, a stay-at-home mother of four, will make an interesting topic for her novel.
Describes the principles and techniques of plot development in fiction writing, discussing characterization, suspense, conflict, transcendency, and other topics.
Contains excerpts from the novels and stories, letters, interviews, and articles of Ernest Hemingway in which he commented upon the art of writing and the realities of a writer's life.
Explains the principles and techniques of good writing, and discusses the seven basic technical matters that beginning writers must constantly bear in mind.
