Screenwriting for Neurotics, Chapter 3: PlotSublett, S. W. (2014). Screenwriting for neurotics: A beginner's guide to writing a feature-length screenplay from start to finish. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=1766293&ppg=73
If there is a single form of creative writing that holds the idea of the plot as the essential driving force of a story, it’s screenwriting. And there’s a reason for that—you’ve watched a movie or television show and thought to yourself, “Jeez, this is slow!” A strong plot that moves along at the right tempo can remedy that problem, and this reading can help us understand how to craft a hard-driving plot. Keep in mind that, while you’ll be writing a traditional prose short story, the ideas presented in this book on screenwriting can carry over with great effect!