{"product_id":"plotto-instruction-booklet-william-wallace-cook-9781938099120","title":"Plotto Instruction Booklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003ePlotto Instruction Booklet\u003c\/em\u003e has been out of print since 1934, which is a shame, since it's difficult to figure out how to use \u003cem\u003ePlotto\u003c\/em\u003e without it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally used by William Wallace Cook as the textbook for a course in using \u003cem\u003ePlotto, \u003c\/em\u003e it goes through both the mechanics and the philosophy of creating plots with \u003cem\u003ePlotto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePlotto Instruction Booklet\u003c\/em\u003e in its original form is almost impossible to find, and in fact I owned a copy of \u003cem\u003ePlotto\u003c\/em\u003e for years before even realized that it existed. I was fortunate enough to track down a copy only 60 miles away and borrow it long enough to copy it. The result, reformatted and lightly edited, is what you're reading now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlotto\u003c\/em\u003e is the opposite of a random plot generator: using it will not write a story for you, or even structure one. It offers suggestions that you are expected to-required to-customize to fit the needs of your story. Plotto is a structured way of stimulating your imagination into creating the situations and conflicts you need, whether for a short story, a screenplay, or a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century ago, William Wallace Cook was a pulp fiction writer famous for his immense output, solid creativity, and his use of organization and technology to ease the task of writing stories at high speed. His non-fiction books, \u003cem\u003ePlotto \u003c\/em\u003eand The\u003cem\u003e Fiction Factory, \u003c\/em\u003eare available through Norton Creek Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Wallace Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938099125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938099120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norton Creek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"William Wallace Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47040078217471,"sku":"9781938099120","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_612c5244-6bd5-4ae6-8dde-dcf22ae0f0fe.jpg?v=1752753494","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plotto-instruction-booklet-william-wallace-cook-9781938099120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}