Why Plot Never Matters: Telling the Screen Stories in Your Heartis designed to fill a significant and widely ignored gap between the theory and the practice of screenwriting. The approach of this text is equally applicable to all modes of writing popular fiction, including movies, television, novels,and stage plays. Why Plot Never Matters: Telling the Screen Stories in Your Heart helps new writers: discover their personal artistic voice. learn the overlooked creative methods allprofessional screenwriters actually use to build their stories. This textbook will take the reader on a journey of self-discovery, one that reveals the core beliefs and life lessons that constitute the unique creative voice of every writer.