{"product_id":"9781938099045","title":"Plotto Instruction Booklet: Master the Plotto System in Seven Lessons","description":"This \u003ci\u003ePlotto Instruction Booklet\u003c\/i\u003e has been out of print since 1934, which is a shame, since it's difficult to figure out how to use \u003ci\u003ePlotto\u003c\/i\u003e without it!\u003cp\u003eOriginally used by William Wallace Cook as the textbook for a course in using \u003ci\u003ePlotto,\u003c\/i\u003e it goes through both the mechanics and the philosophy of creating plots with \u003ci\u003ePlotto.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003ePlotto Instruction Booklet\u003c\/i\u003e in its original form is almost impossible to find, and in fact I owned a copy of \u003ci\u003ePlotto\u003c\/i\u003e for years before even realized that it existed. I was fortunate enough to track down a copy only 60 miles away and borrow it long enough to copy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlotto\u003c\/i\u003e is the opposite of a random plot generator: using it will not write a story for you, or even structure one. It offers suggestions that you are expect to-required to-customize to fit the needs of your story. \u003ci\u003ePlotto\u003c\/i\u003e is a structured way of stimulating your imagination into creating the situations and conflicts you need, whether for a short story, a screenplay, or a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century ago, William Wallace Cook was a pulp fiction writer famous for his immense output, solid creativity, and his use of organization and technology to ease the task of writing stories at high speed. His non-fiction books, \u003ci\u003ePlotto\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fiction Factory,\u003c\/i\u003e are available through Norton Creek Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061923823856,"sku":"9781938099045","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938099045_p0.jpg?v=1763663574","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938099045","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}