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plot is one of the techniques for creating a story. It is used like a blueprint, with the plot, setting, plot start, punch line, etc. written out and organized. Working on the plot at the plot stage ...

Plot twists in television are kind of par for the course. One should expect their favorite TV shows to be home to plot twists, especially shows that follow a strict narrative. So, TV shows having plot ...

Most screenplays use some form of a plot device. But a bad plot device can ruin an otherwise acceptable screenplay, so screenwriters must be careful to craft storytelling devices in a way that ...

My mother once commented about a woman whose two children were spaced many years apart that she essentially had two only children. By this reckoning, Jeffrey Eugenides, with nine years between each of ...