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Steal This Plot
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Author : William Noble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Steal This Plot written by William Noble and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is not about cemeteries. Nor is it a mystery-suspense story. It is about writing-the craft of writing and telling a tale. It is about how to use other people's stories, and what we are allowed to do with them. The plot of any story is the key. The plot is the story within the story that propels the action and develops the tale. In Hamlet, for instance, the story deals with who will be the rightful king of Denmark, but the plot is concerned with revenge and ambition. The plot is the nucleus of the action, and it is here that the writer must look to form his efforts. In Part One, the authors deal in depth with the structuring and "spicing" of the story. In Part Two, using classic and modern examples they outline 13 common plot movers: Vengeance Catastrophe Love and Hate The Chase Grief and Loss Rebellion Betrayal Persecution Self-Sacrifice Survival Rivalry Discovery (Quest) Ambition showing you how weave it all together in a tapestry of words rich and satisfying to the reader. Worried you'll go too far in your plot thievery? A thorough look at plagiarism and copyright is also included.
The Plot
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Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
language : en
Publisher: Celadon Books
Release Date : 2021-05-11
The Plot written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and has been published by Celadon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Fiction categories.
** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ** The Tonight Show Summer Reads Winner ** A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 ** "Insanely readable." —Stephen King Hailed as "breathtakingly suspenseful," Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot is a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written—let alone published—anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot. Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that—a story that absolutely needs to be told. In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says. As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?
How To Steal A Dog
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Author : Barbara O'Connor
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date : 2009-04-27
How To Steal A Dog written by Barbara O'Connor and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-27 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected. With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong. How to Steal a Dog is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.
The Plot To Steal Florida
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Author : Joseph Burkholder Smith
language : en
Publisher: Steve Parish
Release Date : 1983
The Plot To Steal Florida written by Joseph Burkholder Smith and has been published by Steve Parish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
In this fascinating, complete and dramatic account of President James Madison's plot to wrest the territory of Florida from Spain in 1811--a true-to-life historical thriller--Joseph Burkholder Smith demonstrates with erudition, wit and historical perspective that long before Vietnam and Watergate this republic's Founding Fathers practiced their own covert manipulation of the American public and foreign governments in near-Nixonian proportions.
Stolen
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Author : Lucy Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2014-01-07
Stolen written by Lucy Christopher and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-07 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
Lincoln S Grave Robbers Scholastic Focus
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Author : Steve Sheinkin
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Lincoln S Grave Robbers Scholastic Focus written by Steve Sheinkin and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body. Reissued in Scholastic Focus, with an exciting new cover. The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd -- and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between them. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.A dynamic and thrilling tale from critically acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin.
Out Stealing Horses
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Author : Per Petterson
language : en
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Release Date : 2012-07-03
Out Stealing Horses written by Per Petterson and has been published by Graywolf Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Fiction categories.
We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and oneof the first days of July. Trond's friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning was different. What began as a joy ride on "borrowed" horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day—an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys. Set in the easternmost region of Norway, Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson begins with an ending. Sixty-seven-year-old Trond has settled into a rustic cabin in an isolated area to live the rest of his life with a quiet deliberation. A meeting with his only neighbor, however, forces him to reflect on that fateful summer.
The Sacred Art Of Stealing
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Author : Christopher Brookmyre
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2018-12-06
The Sacred Art Of Stealing written by Christopher Brookmyre and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-06 with Fiction categories.
A Glasgow bank heist turns into an unlikely meet-cute for a disgruntled female cop in this hilarious crime novel by the master of tartan noir. Their eyes met across a crowded room. It was a room crowded with hostages and armed bank-robbers, and Zal’s eyes were the only part of him that Angelique could see behind his mask. Officer Angelique de Xavia already had enough to be upset about before she’s taken hostage by the most bizarrely unorthodox crooks ever to set foot in Glasgow. Disillusioned, disaffected and chronically single, she’s starting to take stock of the sacrifices she’s made for a job that’s given her back nothing but grief. So when her erstwhile captor has the chutzpah to phone her at work and ask her out on a date, Angelique finds herself in no great hurry to turn him in. She’s long since learned that the cops will never love her back. But maybe one of the robbers will.
Gentlemen And Blackguards
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Author : Nicholas Foulkes
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2010-05-27
Gentlemen And Blackguards written by Nicholas Foulkes and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-27 with History categories.
Men, money, duelling and murder: welcome to the infamous Derby race of 1844 and the gambling mania that gripped early 19th century Britain. This is a tale of money, gambling and sporting obsession; of rogues and rascals, outrageous criminality, aristocratic complacency, and a gripping investigation to expose the most audacious sporting plot of the age. In the early 1840s, Britain was the gambling capital of Europe and the Epsom Derby was attracting countless spectators and many millions of pounds in wagers. It was a time of frenzied speculation, high stakes and low morals. But as the unprincipled Regency era gave way to the high-mindedness of the Victorian period, reformers decided it was time to challenge the murky world of illegal gambling and in 1844, launched the far-reaching Parliamentary Enquiry. When the Derby of the same year ended in chaos, with the two favourite horses doped, the Turf's most dedicated follower and greatest tyrant Lord George Bentinck, took it upon himself to uncover the truth of what happened that day, which led to one of the most sensational court cases of the 19th century. A compelling detective story peopled with low-life aristocrats and high-minded reformers, GENTLEMEN AND BLACKGUARDS paints a rich picture of early Victorian society, bringing to light an overlooked turning point in British history.
A Twist In The Tale
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Author : Jeffrey Archer
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 2003-09-01
A Twist In The Tale written by Jeffrey Archer and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with Fiction categories.
The expected never happens ... A man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged ... Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder'? A tanstalising opening to A Twist in the Tale. Consider also: a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference, a game of sex with a sexy stranger, a violent row in a golf clubhouse bar, a rivalry founded on eating cornflakes ... just some of the openings in this cunningly constructed, fast-moving, entertaining set of stories from THE bestselling author of our time.