# What mistakes does Sargent (1916, Ch. XXIII-XXIV) warn a new plot writer about, and which are his claims, which his examples and which market assertions?

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1916 US practice. The faults Sargent names across the two chapters fall in three groups. Process: waiting for inspiration (XXIII 2, 4), being spoiled by an early sale (3), rushing to submit (XXIV 5-7), relying on one method (XXIII 30), working one play without a break or for months (XXIV 37, 39), being unable to concentrate on development (36). Sources: using a press item or another's story unchanged (XXIII 15-16, 23), writing about oneself or friends (37). Construction: accepting the first development or the line of least resistance (XXIV 8, 12), sub-plots (9), an undramatic subject (13), a draft that is too simple and obvious or has a passive hero (18, 21), a synopsis in place of a scenario (33), visible labour (XXIII 35, XXIV 39). Most are his claims; the studio and editor behaviour he cites (editors take none, no editor will bother) are unsupported market assertions.

1916 US practice. The faults Sargent names across the two chapters fall in three groups. Process: waiting for inspiration (XXIII 2, 4), being spoiled by an early sale (3), rushing to submit (XXIV 5-7), relying on one method (XXIII 30), working one play without a break or for months (XXIV 37, 39), being unable to concentrate on development (36). Sources: using a press item or another's story unchanged (XXIII 15-16, 23), writing about oneself or friends (37). Construction: accepting the first development or the line of least resistance (XXIV 8, 12), sub-plots (9), an undramatic subject (13), a draft that is too simple and obvious or has a passive hero (18, 21), a synopsis in place of a scenario (33), visible labour (XXIII 35, XXIV 39). Most are his claims; the studio and editor behaviour he cites (editors take none, no editor will bother) are unsupported market assertions.

Curator qualifications: Plot-getting routes, the two worked methods, the four-revision Ben and Mary build and the named faults are verified as Sargent's text. The comparison row (-08) is synthesis by candidate ID, and the -09 build-and-check is a labelled proposal.

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- [sourced_fact] 1916 US practice. The faults Sargent names across the two chapters fall in three groups. Process: waiting for inspiration (XXIII 2, 4), being spoiled by an early sale (3), rushing to submit (XXIV 5-7), relying on one method (XXIII 30), working one play without a break or for months (XXIV 37, 39), being unable to concentrate on development (36). Sources: using a press item or another's story unchanged (XXIII 15-16, 23), writing about oneself or friends (37). Construction: accepting the first development or the line of least resistance (XXIV 8, 12), sub-plots (9), an undramatic subject (13), a draft that is too simple and obvious or has a passive hero (18, 21), a synopsis in place of a scenario (33), visible labour (XXIII 35, XXIV 39). Most are his claims; the studio and editor behaviour he cites (editors take none, no editor will bother) are unsupported market assertions. · locator: sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate · source: https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt

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