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Principles of Plotting Part III: Variation

Lincoln Michel · 1 Jul 2026 · countercraft.substack.com

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  1. Stories are not raw milk or nature photography. They are always constructed by the author.
  2. Regardless of genre or style, nearly all fiction works through a balancing act of repetition and difference.