Writing Blockbuster Plots: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Plot, Structure, and Scene

Product Description

Plotting a story filled with memorable, engaging scenes from beginning to end can feel like an insurmountable challenge. Having the right plan – and the tools to execute it – can make all the difference.
Writing Blockbuster Plots pulls back the curtain on story structure with step-by-step strategies and visuals that turn plotting and scene writing into a no-stress endeavor.
In this completely revised and updated edition, the Plot Whisperer, celebrated writing instructor 
Martha Alderson helps you navigate the intricacies of story with the help of her exclusive Plot Planner and Scene Tracker tools. Using Alderson’s effective, accessible techniques, you’ll be able to:

PLOT your story from beginning to end with a focus on dramatic action, the emotional development of your characters, and thematic significance.
ENSURE that each scene contributes meaningfully to the narrative by tracking the seven essential elements of scene.
LINK scenes by cause and effect to create a tight, seamless narrative.
INJECT tension and conflict to keep readers glued to the page.
TARGET weak areas in your story and learn how to fix them.

Packed with exercises and dozens of examples from both classic and contemporary novels and best-selling authors such as
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 
A Lesson before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, and many more as well as illustrations of the Plot Planner and Scene Tracker in action,
Writing Blockbuster Plots strips the confusion out of the plotting process, enabling you to write an engaging story that deserves a standing ovation.

Review

”
Writing Blockbuster Plots: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Plot, Structure, and Scene by Martha Alderson is specifically designed o demystify how story writing works. It shows aspiring writers how to track the seven most important elements of a scene on a Scene Tracker, and how to use her Plot Planner to develop a multi-layered plotline for each individual project.
Writing Blockbuster Plots also provides useful analysis of scenes written by classic and contemporary writers such as Twain, McCarthy, London, Fitch, Chopin, and Letts, all of which will help show writers how to: Pre-plot Link scenes through cause and effect; Determine which scenes are flat and why; Set up tension, conflict and suspense; Develop complex characters; Establish compelling action; Re-vision rewrites; Clarify themes; Deepen and expand narratives. Detailed, comprehensive, insightful, instructive, and thoroughly ‘user friendly’ in organization and presentation,
Writing Blockbuster Plots is exceptional and very highly recommended for aspiring writers.” —
Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Martha Alderson 
MA is the author of the best-selling THE PLOT WHISPERER. She writes novels for readers, plot books for writers, and most recently a workbook for anyone looking to enrich their lives with more creativity and inspiration — BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY: A SPIRITUAL WORKBOOK FOR OVERCOMING SELF-DOUBT, EMOTIONAL TRAPS, AND OTHER CREATIVE BLOCKS. Her plot books for writers are THE PLOT WHISPERER SECRETS OF STORY STRUCTURE ANY WRITER CAN MASTER, THE PLOT WHISPERER WORKBOOK, THE PLOT WHISPERER BOOK OF WRITING PROMPTS, WRITING BLOCKBUSTER PLOTS and WRITING DEEP SCENES, as well as several ebooks. 

Look for her 20th century bicultural historical romance novel 
PARALLEL LIVES A ’60s Love Story coming out August 28, 2020. 

Martha has been exploring and writing about the Universal Story for the past twenty years as part of the plot support she offers to writers. She first introduced the Universal Story in THE PLOT WHISPERER to transform writers’ creative lives and to “show” plot. More recently, she has expanded her work to include helping people transform their creative lives.

She has produced 4 on-line video courses for writers including: The 27-Step Tutorial: HOW DO I PLOT A NOVEL, MEMOIR, SCREENPLAY?, A SPIRITUAL GUIDE FOR WRITERS: SECRETS OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, PlotWriM