20 master plots
Subtitle: and how to build them
By: Ronald B. Tobias
Edition: 2nd pbk. ed.
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781599635378
Copyright date: 1993
Subjects: Technique; Plots (Drama, novel, etc.); Fiction
Other titles: Twenty master plots and how to build them
Description: Discusses and analyzes twenty plots that recur in all genres of fiction and provides information for writers on how to develop the plots for use in their own stories.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Invisible fiction; title: Lowest possible plot denominators; title: Strong force; title: Deep structure; title: Triangles; title: Twenty master plots: prologue; title: Quest; title: Adventure; title: Pursuit; title: Rescue; title: Escape; title: Revenge; title: Riddle; title: Rivalry; title: Underdog; title: Temptation; title: Metamorphosis; title: Transformation; title: Maturation; title: Love; title: Forbidden love; title: Sacrifice; title: Discovery; title: Wretched excess; title: Ascension and descension; title: Parting shots.