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1、PLOTABOUTTHEAUTHORAnsenDibellisthepennameofateacher/writer/editorwhosefive-novelsciencefictionseries,TheRuleofOne,hasbeeninter-nationallypublished.AfterearningMA,MFA,andPh.D.de-greesfromtheWriters'WorkshopoftheUniversityofIowa,Dibellwentontoadiversityofjobsincludin
2、gdeliveringphonebooksdoortodoorandservingasacollegepresident.Activewithcommunitywriters'groupsandcollegelevelwritingprograms,Dibellcallsherselfawritingcoach:"Manypeo-plecontendthatcreativitycan'tbetaught.Maybenot.But,likeanyothersophisticatedperformanceskill—frompl
3、ayingthevi-olintoBowlingforDollars—itcertainlycanbecoached."Whennotbusywritingorcoaching,DibellisaSeniorEditorwithWriter'sDigestBooks.ShelivesinCincinnatiwithherthreecats,Gwen,ScrapperGeorge,and25+lb.MichaelMeatloaf.PLOTBYANSENDIBELLCINCINNATI,OHIOPlot.Copyright©19
4、88byAnsenDibell.PrintedandboundintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanyelec-tronicormechanicalmeansincludinginformationstorageandretrievalsystemswithoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewer,whomayq
5、uotebriefpas-sagesinareview.PublishedbyWriter'sDigestBooks,animprintofF&WPublications,Inc.,1507DanaAve.,Cincin-nati,Ohio45207;(800)289-0963.Firstedition.Thishard-covereditionofPlotfeaturesa"self-jacket"thateliminatestheneedforaseparatedustjacket.Itprovidessturdypro
6、tec-tionforyourbookwhilesavingpaper,treesandenergy.969594939298765LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataDibell,AnsenPlot/AnsenDibell.p.cm.Includesindex.ISBN0-89879-303-31.Fiction—Technique.2.Plots(Drama,novel,etc.)I.Title.PN3378.D5198887-26587808.3-dcl9CIPD
7、esignbyChristineAulicinoCONTENTSIntroductionCOMINGTOPLOTTHEHARDWAY1Chapter1WHATISPLOT?5Chapter2GRANDOPENINGS19Chapter3WOULDYOUTRUSTAVIEWPOINTWITHSHIFTYEYES?30Chapter4"SHUTUP!"HEEXPLAINED—HANDLINGEXPOSITION43Chapter5EARLYMIDDLES:NEWDIRECTIONSANDSUBPLOTS58Chapter6BUI
8、LDINGTHEBIGSCENES:SET-PIECES69Chapter7HARNESSINGMELODRAMA81Chapter8PATTERNS,MIRRORS,ANDECHOES94Chapter9PACING,TRANSITIONS,FLASHES,ANDFRAMES111Cha