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20 master plots (and how to build them) / [Ronald B. Tobias].

Tobias, Ronald B., 1946- (Author).

Summary:

Discusses and analyzes twenty plots that recur throughout all genres of fiction; and provides information for writers on how to develop the plots for use in their own stories.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0898795958
  • ISBN: 9780898795950
  • Physical Description: 236 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books., ©1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Author statement from dust jacket.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Invisible fiction -- Lowest possible plot denominators -- Strong force -- Deep structure -- Triangles -- Twenty master plots: prologue -- Quest -- Adventure -- Pursuit -- Rescue -- Escape -- Revenge -- Riddle -- Rivalry -- Underdog -- Temptation -- Metamorphosis -- Transformation -- Maturation -- Love -- Forbidden love -- Sacrifice -- Discovery -- Wretched excess -- Ascension and descension -- Parting shots.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)
Fiction > Technique.
Fiction > Technique.
Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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