Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

Episode 128 - Should we be afraid our plot has been done before?

Aug 30, 2024 · 26 min · 18.9 MB
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What if we get the sense that our story is a trope, that the plot is a cliche, that it's been done before?  Here are thoughts on cliched stories.  Also, Christopher Vogler's twelve steps for plotting our story.

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