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A review by lachellerising
The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master by Martha Alderson
3.0
This is a great book for people who are looking to gain some practical skills in structuring long form narrative works. I'd specifically recommend this book for novelists and screenwriters (specifically features). I'm in the process of writing a short-form narrative piece and a lot of the suggestions in this book did not apply though some of them proved to be helpful. I make this comment specifically for people who write short stories and short films, this is probably not the book for you.
There are some parts that are redundant and many examples used feel like they were skewing toward formulaic writing but as someone who more of a right-brained writer, the tools in this book help a lot with finding a balance between writing about character development and moving the story forward through dramatic action, themes, and other plot devices. I will definitely be revisiting this as I work through the pieces I am writing.
There are some parts that are redundant and many examples used feel like they were skewing toward formulaic writing but as someone who more of a right-brained writer, the tools in this book help a lot with finding a balance between writing about character development and moving the story forward through dramatic action, themes, and other plot devices. I will definitely be revisiting this as I work through the pieces I am writing.