The Plot Genie: a tool for writing stories

Submitted by diaskeaus on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 10:21
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  1. Background or Locale
  2. Main Character
  3. The Beloved or Love Interest
  4. A Problem
  5. Obstacle to Love
  6. Complication
  7. Predicament
  8. The Crisis
  9. The Climax or Surprise Trip
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The Plot Genie is an antique plot index and generator originally copyrighted in 1931. It was invented by a man named Wycliffe A. Hill and published by Ernest E. Gagnon. According to Hill, the Plot Genie "is the result of sixteen years of effort to perfect a formula, and a means of its application which would enable student writers to inject plots into their stories." Hill divides dramatic plots into nine categories...

By the way, if anyone has the full 180 plot devices, please notify me, and I'll add them.