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What chapter VII of an early short-story handbook says about plot, character and probability
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For fiction and screen writers who want one older writing teacher's view on starting from character and on plausibility. It restates a single chapter, attributed to its author, as stated opinion rather than a tested method. Only that chapter was read; quoted passages and named examples are left out.
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What chapter VII of an early short-story handbook says about plot, character and probability
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For fiction and screen writers who want one older writing teacher's view on starting from character and on plausibility. It restates a single chapter, attributed to its author, as stated opinion rather than a tested method. Only that chapter was read; quoted passages and named examples are left out.
Useful starting points
- The author puts creating a character first and calls the situation that grows around supporting characters the plot; this is one writer's stated opinion.
- The author holds that romance and fantasy are legitimate fields and that a good story stands on its merits; the note reports this as belief, not tested advice.
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