Bio

Martha Alderson, aka the Plot Whisperer, is the author of The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master (Adams Media, a division of F&W Media) and Blockbuster Plots Pure & Simple (Illusion Press). As an international plot consultant for writers, Martha’s clients include best-selling authors, New York editors, and Hollywood movie directors. She teaches plot workshops to novelists, memoirists, and screenwriters privately, at plot retreats, through Learning Annex, RWA, SCBWI, CWC chapter meetings, at writers' conferences and Writers Store where she takes writers beyond the words and into the very heart of a story.

As the founder of Blockbuster Plots for Writers: www.blockbusterplots.com, and December, International Plot Writing Month, Martha manages the popular blog for writers: http://theplotwhisperer.com/ She has created a unique line of plot tools for writers, including the Scene Tracker Kit and Before the Next Draft: Push aside the Words to Reveal the Deeper Plot & Structure of Your Story eBook. She has created a unique line of plot tools for writers, including Blockbuster Plots Pure & Simple, the Scene Tracker Kit.

Sign up for her free monthly Plot Tips eZine, at: http://www.blockbusterplots.com/contact.html

Her vlog, How Do I Plot a Novel, Memoir, Screenplay covers 27 steps to plotting your story from beginning to end at http://www.youtube.com/user/marthaalderson

BOOKS

The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
Adams Media October 2011

Blockbuster Plots: Romance Writers Plot
Kindle eBook, 2008

Blockbuster Plots: Scene Tracker Kit
Illusion Press, 2006

Blockbuster Plots: Pure & Simple
Illusion Press, 2005

Plot DVDs

Plot Guide for Children's Book Authors - A Writers Workshop DVD
Mystery Writers Plot - A Writer's Workshop DVD
The Seven Essential Elements of Scene - A Writers Workshop DVD