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Easier Way to find a good plot?

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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
Take the one that has the best twists and the most complication.

Yeratel:
Head down to the library and browse through the volumes of plot summaries in Masterplots until you find one that feels like your characters would fit.

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: Yeratel on October 12, 2007, 07:58:13 PM ---Head down to the library and browse through the volumes of plot summaries in Masterplots until you find one that feels like your characters would fit.

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Or steal from Shakespeare.  They're mostly* solid plots, they have stood the test of time, and to a first approximation he stole all of them anyway.

*Mostly.  Measure for Measure is completely insane.

meg_evonne:
Something called Masterplots?????  Good heavens, what is writing coming to these days.   :D

Yeratel:

--- Quote from: meg_evonne on October 15, 2007, 03:59:48 PM ---Something called Masterplots?????  Good heavens, what is writing coming to these days.   :D

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It's not cheap, but most larger public libraries and university libraries have a copy in their reference sections.
http://www.amazon.com/Masterplots-Stories-Critical-Evaluations-Literature/dp/0893560847
At over $600 a copy, it's not the kind of book they're inclined to check out for free.

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