Plot Strategist Gifts

S.A.S. Plan of Attack

"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

'Charlotte's Website' ('The children's book classic rewritten for the electronic era!')

"It's about sex and revenge, except for a short chapter on the Continental Congress."

"Tonight we dine with the devil. But tomorrow we really need to finish what's left in the fridge."

Sales Chart Through Ceiling

"I'm ready for summer vacation! A good book takes you where you've never been!"

Internet Cafe.

"Hail, Caesar! The barbarians have been beaten back, and Rome is still Numero Uno."

'I've worked out that all you need for a summer blockbuster is...'

'My kingdom for a horse! Are you nuts? How about high yielding mutual funds?'

10 commandments

'I've got'em right where I want'em.'

"I don't mind car chases as long as they're car chases about something."

“I’ve got an idea for a story: Gus and Ethel live on Long Island, on the North Shore. He works sixteen hours a day writing fiction. Ethel never goes out, never does anything except fix Gus sandwiches and in the end she becomes a nympho-lesbo-killer-whore. Here’s your sandwich”

"Oh stop it. You know perfectly well that before every battle the enemy shouts things at us that we may find offensive."

'Look out, it's a double edged sword. . .'

"I'm afraid there will be more cuts."

"We need a plot twist."

"We love your manuscript! It's exactly the sort of big, sprawling epic we've been looking for!"

"Hasn't this been the best first hundred days ever?"

'The only thing that made sense was the violence.'

"Sorry, but your personal life story just isn't very original."

'You're just lazy! -- Don't give me that 'metal fatigue' stuff!'

He Didn't Know How To Appreciate Nature

"He'd torch the castle and I'd rescue the damsel."

Battle.

"It's a novel about loss, and redemption, and fantastic sex."

Writer Will Work For One Good Plot Idea

"My name is Phil, and I, too, am..."

"I think we should have used catapults before ground forces"

Mid-list Author Magazine

Ben Okri

"What can I get you?" "An explanation for that dumb reason why Batman and Superman stopped fighting at the end of Batman v Superman." "Would you like that spoiler-filled or spoiler-free?" "Spoiler-filled would be lovely, please." "Ok. Batman did not stop fighting Superman just because both of their moms were named 'Martha.'" "'Martha' was not just a person. In Batman’s nightmares, 'Martha' had come to represent all that was good about him." "When Superman whispered 'Martha,' it did t