Let’s be honest — story, plot, and premise sound like words that mean the same thing. Most of us, even as writers or film ...

A plot, one of the techniques for creating a story, is used as a blueprint for actually creating a story by writing out the synopsis, setting, trigger and punch line of the story. Plots are useful for ...

In July 2016, a group of American scientists from the University of Vermont made headlines when they published some preliminary research about novels in English; an algorithm about their emotional ...

This won't come as a surprise to anyone, but people love books with a crazy plot twist. Some authors thrill readers with twist after twist, while others wait until the final lines of their novels to ...

Lawler and Morell discuss the similarities between recruiting spies and developing literary plots, as well as why a keen sense of empathy is necessary in each endeavor.

Of all the things to enjoy in Jean Hanff Korelitz's new mystery novel The Plot, one of the best has to be one of the earliest, which is the encounter between Jacob Finch Bonner and his student Evan ...

It's shaping up to be a grand time for readers this summer. Jean Hanff Korelitz has a new thriller involving a great plot. It is so good it is simply called “The Plot.” And she does a grand job of ...