Question: How does one
go about summarizing plots?
Answer/Quote: “The starting point
is the ‘Masterplot,’ which combines three phrases into a one-sentence
description of the story. To create a Masterplot, the writer chooses an A, B
and C clause. A clauses establish the protagonist, B clauses start the action
of the story, and C clauses resolve the action, For example: “A person in love
(A clause), falling in love at a time when certain obligations forbid love (B
clause) emerges happily from a serious entanglement (C clause.)” p. 19.
Title: “A Formula Can
Cure the Plot-Sick Writer.” A review of Plotto:
The Master Book of All Plots by William Wallace Cook. Tin House Books, 450
pages. Hardcover or digital, $24.95. Reviewed by Martha Lundin. The Writer (February 2012), p. 19.
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