Welcome to Fiction Writing Tips. Dedicated to the classic books on fiction writing. Learn to write short stories, novels, and plays by studying the classic how-to books. I believe fiction writing is a Craft. In the hands of a writer who has mastered the Craft, it can become more than that. It can become Art. Art = Talent + Craft But the bedrock is Craft. There are fundamental techniques to be studied, unfamiliar tools to be mastered, tricks of the trade to be learned. And it all takes time.
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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