Alexander Astremsky - Step-By-Step Technology of Plot Development

Alexander Astremsky

STORY-FLASH

Step-by-Step

Technology

of Plot Development

for

screenplays, book or stories

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CONTENTS

AB OUT THE BOOK

Author and scriptwriter Alexander Astremsky offers a systematic approach to plot development. He suggests you stop "waiting for inspiration" and use the Story-Flash step-by-step technology instead. He invites you to rev up the "engine of your imagination" so you can come up with exciting stories and design them easily, professionally and without the throes of creation.

The book includes such chapters as Story Development, Episode Plan, Character Development, How to Make the Story as Compelling as Possible, How to Develop a Great Comedy Plot, etc. It includes over 60 practical exercises, pictures and diagrams illustrating this step-by-step process.

This book also includes the Story-Flash Game , which you can play by yourself or with others. It is not just an interesting and entertaining game, it is designed to boost your imagination and inspiration and break down the barriers in your mind that prevent you from creating brilliant stories with ease.

Alexander Astremsky is a writer and screenwriter; author of the science fiction series Intangibleworld , and an economic novel and board games Money Rules . He is also the owner of Astremsky Marketing, a company that operates in five countries and develops presentation materials and corporate magazines. Alexander is a professional speaker and the author of online articles on plot development that have been read by over 500 thousand people.

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What People Are Saying About This Book:

This book is in the get it, read it, apply it category. Every aspect of plot development is covered in detail. You are fully submerged into the technology and can actually apply the tools offered by the author. Its got a clear style and simple language with no unnecessary and complicated terminology.

The Story-Flash technology is laid out according to the principle of from small to large everything is done in small steps, leading to a great result. As a producer I really appreciate this approach. The methodology is well structured. Everything happens in its turn: the first round, the second, the third... The idea, the characters, the plot, the finished structure. All steps follow one another as if being spooled on a bobbin.

This is a step-by-step instruction manual and I will be using it myself as its very practical. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be a scriptwriter or producer. I also believe that everyone in the arts industry should read it.

Edward Akhramovich,

Executive Producer of the group of companies Art Nation

Behind the exterior elegance and ease of a work of art, there are always thousands of hours of painstaking work. However, the path to mastery is much more successful if you have a wise mentor. This book is a caring and inspiring step-by-step guide that will take you to the top as a writer. Like a solid foundation, it will serve as a base for your talent. And who knows, perhaps next year Hollywood will make a movie based on your script and you will be invited to the Academy Awards.

Oksana Todorova,

Artist/Author (business books/ fantasy), President of the Corporate Media Association

This is a wonderful book filled with practical recommendations, techniques and assignments. It will be useful to both novice and seasoned scriptwriters. This book has valuable tips for everyone. At last, we have a comprehensive guideline on how to create this fundamental element of a successful film. The illustrations and exercises will help you assimilate the material quickly so that you can use it to create a million-dollar plot.

Anna Palenchuk,

Movie Producer, 435 films

Ive been traveling for much of the past 30 years, working in different ventures in media and technology. I thus, have many tales to tell.

I recently read Alexander Astemskys book, STORY-FLASH, Step-by-Step Technology of Plot Development . Of course, in those 30 years, Ive many experiences that could easily become written stories. Ive preferred in the past to tell my stories rather than take the time to write them down. I had come to the conclusion that these tales would be like tears in rain and would pass away when I would someday fade away myself. It is, to be honest, a somewhat fatalistic decision perhaps, apathetic to decide that just the experiencing of something unique and marvelous was enough, due to lack of knowing HOW to properly share it. This book offers true hope at last.

Whats been lacking is a simple and direct know-how, an uncomplicated technology of how-to-do-it. This book IS that realized hope, a true solution for the aspiring writers who love the flow that follows when their muse is engaged to their good service and the appreciation and sense of accomplishment once done.

In these pages, the reader will learn a comprehensive technology, which he or she will also, very importantly drill and exercise, to an ability to craft a story with all of its essential elements, whether for a novel, essay or TV/film screenplay.

It is not overly long, is easily read, written to the point and comprises easy steps for the new or even the jaded scribe. I commend it heartily to your attention AND most importantly, your use. Because, you see, it contains things you can do, in a sequence of steps, to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, if that IT you want to do something about is, to: WRITE BETTER, MORE AND ENJOY IT.

Mark E. Gould,

Media Technology Entrepreneur, CEO, Carbion Corp., Investment Strategist, Exotech

NOTE : In this book, when we are not talking about a specific male character or a man, and the masculine he is used, the feminine she and all other genders are implied and intended to be included.

Introduction

If youre reading these words, it means you want to write and sell scripts, stories or books. You want to create new worlds, communicate your message to the reader, and you want your screenplays to see their on-screen versions.

Nothing makes a writer happier than diving into the creative process, and there is no bigger pleasure than typing the words "The End" upon completing yet another work.

But how easy is it for you to develop a plot for a script or a book?

If you are one of those few people who can simply sit down and write, then this book is not for you. But if the number of ideas you have implemented is much less than what you have actually conceived, then perhaps you are holding the very instrument that will take your writing efficiency and performance to a whole new level, as this book is dedicated to STORYLINE DEVELOPMENT.

This book can be considered unusual its not written for pleasure reading or contemplation, but for immediate application . In other words, this book is a manual, a guide. You will get the most out of it if you treat it like a practical tool, rather than a theoretical work.

To begin, let's look at the most common problems you may encounter if you do not have the plot developing technology:

You have a great idea, but somehow you just cannot make it into an exciting story.