Kress shows you effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story-- essential lessons for strong start-to-finish storytelling.

Offers advice for fiction writers on how to create, develop, and fix plots, providing a definition of plot, and discussing viewpoint shifts, flashbacks, subplots, narration, melodrama, and other topics.

"Inside you'll find everything you need to know to spice up your story, move your plot forward, and keep your readers turning pages. Expert thriller author and writing instructor James Scott Bell show you how to craft scenes, create characters, and develop storylines that harness conflict and suspense to carry your story from the first word to the last. Learn from examples of successful novels and movies as you transform your work from ho-hum to high-tension."--P....