True plot is the grand strategy the author and the main opponent use to put the hero in the greatest possible trouble and fool the reader.
Once you know this, the entire writing game changes.
When you think in terms of grand strategy instead of individual obstacles, you realize that great plot comes from a carefully designed campaign, a sequence of moves constructed to checkmate the hero and shock the audience.
-- John Truby
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About the Author
John Truby (born 1952) is an American screenwriter, director, screenwriting teacher and author. He has served as a consultant on over 1,000 film scripts over the past three decades, and is also known for the screenwriting software program Blockbuster (originally "Storyline Pro"). He is the author of Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, a book about screenwriting skills. Wikipedia
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