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A review by gsanta1
20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them by Ronald B. Tobias
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Basic stuff you already.
Author has some questionable comments like Beast from Beauty and the Beast did nothing wrong.
He says some things about Stoker’s Dracula that aren’t textually based.
There’s also a lot of quotes from different Psalms, which is a good red flag.
The author also mischaracterizes details from the Orpheus story.
The author says every love story has an aggressive “seeker”.
The author presents examples that don’t match their checklist or guidelines.
One overarching problem comes from the author basing most plots on folk tales from the middle-ages so they can never get passed the moralistic elements of old stories.
The author also makes a lot of obscure film references that I only know because I went to film school. How many people have seen the first French Connection to understand his references?
The author instructs you to write similarly to middle-age romances or Grimm folklore, but really, you don’t have to.
Author has some questionable comments like Beast from Beauty and the Beast did nothing wrong.
He says some things about Stoker’s Dracula that aren’t textually based.
There’s also a lot of quotes from different Psalms, which is a good red flag.
The author also mischaracterizes details from the Orpheus story.
The author says every love story has an aggressive “seeker”.
The author presents examples that don’t match their checklist or guidelines.
One overarching problem comes from the author basing most plots on folk tales from the middle-ages so they can never get passed the moralistic elements of old stories.
The author also makes a lot of obscure film references that I only know because I went to film school. How many people have seen the first French Connection to understand his references?
The author instructs you to write similarly to middle-age romances or Grimm folklore, but really, you don’t have to.