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Nancy Reddy on Finding the Plot in Your Own Life

Nancy Reddy on Finding the Plot in Your Own Life

“The most moving memoirs are the ones in which you see someone transformed.”

By Nancy Reddy | August 15, 2025

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante on Throwing Bombs, Emotional Movement, and Other Plot Devices

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 3, 2025

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The First in a Five-Part Series on the Craft of Writing by Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | June 27, 2025

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Mark B. Perry Celebrates the Quieter Freedoms of Fiction

By Mark B. Perry | May 12, 2025

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

Emma Knight: “As the character in this story, I’ve evolved at least to this extent: it’s no longer plot I’m afraid of.”

By Emma Knight | January 23, 2025

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

Mark Haber on the Beauty of Digression

"I want the words to erupt, the sentences to flower and the ideas to go places I hadn’t expected."

By Mark Haber | October 11, 2024

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“A love of the micro need not preclude attention to the macro.”

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Steve Almond on Figuring Out How to Master a Big Plot

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Lauren Kate on How She Got a Degree in Pseudonyms

By Lauren Kate | March 14, 2022

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

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Katie Crouch in Praise of the Not-Perfectly-Plotted Novel

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | August 25, 2021

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

"Acceptance and rejection are cultural."

By Matthew Salesses | June 25, 2021

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

By Jonny Diamond | June 7, 2021

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