The Plot Thickens 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life

by Lukeman, Noah

• ISBN13: 9780312284671
• ISBN10: 0312284675
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-05
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

he art of plot development has become synonymous with having a great idea. But a great idea is merely an abstraction without characterization, journey, suspense, conflict, and context. Analyzing the elements of classic storytelling, The Plot Thickensenables beginning and advanced writers alike to consider how these elements can combinein many heretofore unimagined waysto produce the kind of plot that will make their work transcendent. A veritable fiction-writing workshop, writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide without boundless new ideas.

Author Biography

Noah Lukeman is currently a manager in the New York office of Artists Management Group and was previously founder and president of Lukeman Literary Management, Ltd. He is the author of the bestselling The First Five Pages.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xv
Characterization: The Outer Life	1	(24)
Characterization: The Inner Life	25	(23)
Applied Characterization	48	(33)
The Journey	81	(38)
Suspense	119	(26)
Conflict	145	(23)
Context	168	(18)
Transcendency	186	(24)
Epilogue	210	(3)
Appendix A: Suggested Reading and Viewing	213	(4)
Appendix B: Internet Resources	217