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Advanced Plotting
Take your novel to the next level. You’ve finished a few manuscripts, read books and articles on writing, taken some classes, attended conferences. But you still struggle with plot, or suspect that your plotting needs work. This book can help. � Advanced Plotting is helping me to be more focused, to stop and ask the right questions, to dig deeper.� Advanced Plotting is designed for the intermediate and advanced writer. Read the book straight through, study the index to find help with your current problem, or dip in and out randomly � however you use this book, you’ll find fascinating insights and detailed tips to help you build a stronger plot and become a better writer. “This really is helping me a lot. It's written beautifully and to-the-point. The essays really help you zero in on your own problems in your manuscript. The Plot Outline Exercise is a great tool!� The Plot Outline Exercise is designed to help you work with a completed manuscript to identify and fix plot weaknesses. It can also help flesh out an outline. Additional articles address specific plot challenges, such as getting off to a fast start, propping up a sagging middle, building to a climax, and improving your pacing. A dozen guest authors share advice from their own years of experience. “I just read and dissected your well-written Advanced Plotting . It's now highlighted in bright orange and littered with many of those little 3M sticky labels. GOOD JOB. There are too many just-for-beginners books out there. Yours was a delight.� Chris Eboch is the author of over 60 books for children, including nonfiction and fiction, early reader through teen. Her novels for ages nine and up include The Eyes of Pharaoh , a mystery in ancient Egypt; The Well of Sacrifice , a Mayan adventure; The Genie’s Gift , a middle eastern fantasy; and the Haunted series, about kids who travel with a ghost hunter TV show, which starts with The Ghost on the Stairs . Chris is also the author of You Can Write for How to Write Great Stories, Articles, and Books for Kids and Teenagers . She has had over 100 writing articles published in magazines such as Children’s Writer, Writer’s Digest, and Byline, and in the annual Writers Guides (2008-2014). Chris taught over 150 students through the Institute of Children’s Literature and has led writing workshops around the world. She is the former New Mexico Regional Advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She has her MA degree in Professional Writing and Publishing from Emerson College in Boston. Learn more at or her Amazon or check out her writing tips at her Write Like a Pro! Chris writes for adults under the name Kris Bock. Kris Bock novels are action-packed romantic adventures set in Southwestern landscapes. Fans of Mary Stewart, Barbara Michaels, and Terry Odell will want to check out Kris Bock’s romantic adventures. � Counterfeits is the kind of romantic suspense novel I have enjoyed since I first read Mary Stewart’s Moonspinners .� 5 Stars � Roberta at Sensuous Reviews blog Read excerpts at www.krisbock.com or visit her Amazon
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107 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2011
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Chris Eboch
33Ìýbooks53ÌýfollowersChris Eboch writes a variety of genres for all ages. Advanced Plotting helps writers identify and fix plot weaknesses.
The Genie’s Gift is a lighthearted action novel. Shy Anise seeks the Genie Shakayak to claim the Gift of Sweet Speech. How will she get past a vicious she-ghoul, a sorceress who turns people to stone, and mysterious sea monsters, when she can’t even speak in front of strangers?
The Eyes of Pharaoh is a mystery set in ancient Egypt. This story of drama and intrigue brings an ancient world to life as three friends investigate a plot against the Pharaoh.
In The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala rebels against the High Priest who sacrifices anyone challenging his power.
Read excerpts at .
Other books by Chris Eboch include the Haunted series for ages 8-12, which follows a brother and sister who travel with their parents� ghost hunter TV show. They try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret from meddling grownups. In The Ghost on the Stairs, an 1880s ghost bride haunts a Colorado hotel, waiting for her missing husband to return. The Riverboat Phantom features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display at a New York City museum. During The Ghost Miner’s Treasure (2012), Jon and Tania help a dead man find his lost gold mine—but they’re not the only ones looking for it.
Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker and Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier are inspirational biographies in Simon & Schuster’s Childhood of Famous Americans series, written under the name M.M. Eboch.
Ms. Eboch also writes for adults as Kris Bock. Kris Bock novels are suspense and romance involving outdoor adventures and Southwestern landscapes. . Counterfeits starts a new series about stolen Rembrandt paintings that may be hidden in a small New Mexico art camp. Whispers in the Dark features archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. What We Found is a suspense with romantic elements about a young woman who finds a murder victim in the woods. Rattled follows the hunt for a long-lost treasure in the New Mexico desert. Read excerpts at
The Genie’s Gift is a lighthearted action novel. Shy Anise seeks the Genie Shakayak to claim the Gift of Sweet Speech. How will she get past a vicious she-ghoul, a sorceress who turns people to stone, and mysterious sea monsters, when she can’t even speak in front of strangers?
The Eyes of Pharaoh is a mystery set in ancient Egypt. This story of drama and intrigue brings an ancient world to life as three friends investigate a plot against the Pharaoh.
In The Well of Sacrifice, a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala rebels against the High Priest who sacrifices anyone challenging his power.
Read excerpts at .
Other books by Chris Eboch include the Haunted series for ages 8-12, which follows a brother and sister who travel with their parents� ghost hunter TV show. They try to help the ghosts, while keeping their activities secret from meddling grownups. In The Ghost on the Stairs, an 1880s ghost bride haunts a Colorado hotel, waiting for her missing husband to return. The Riverboat Phantom features a steamboat pilot still trying to prevent a long-ago disaster. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display at a New York City museum. During The Ghost Miner’s Treasure (2012), Jon and Tania help a dead man find his lost gold mine—but they’re not the only ones looking for it.
Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker and Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier are inspirational biographies in Simon & Schuster’s Childhood of Famous Americans series, written under the name M.M. Eboch.
Ms. Eboch also writes for adults as Kris Bock. Kris Bock novels are suspense and romance involving outdoor adventures and Southwestern landscapes. . Counterfeits starts a new series about stolen Rembrandt paintings that may be hidden in a small New Mexico art camp. Whispers in the Dark features archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. What We Found is a suspense with romantic elements about a young woman who finds a murder victim in the woods. Rattled follows the hunt for a long-lost treasure in the New Mexico desert. Read excerpts at
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May 13, 2013Nice collection of thoughts on plotting with examples from middle grade and YA writing mostly. It's not quite as "advanced" as the title makes out (there are lots of Writers Digest titles that run circles around this very slim volume), but an enjoyable afternoon read if you get your kicks out of reading writing books. Not essential for the how-to library, though.
June 10, 2012
Pretty informative. Well written. I enjoyed the examples he used.
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