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Storytelling

Plot Devices

Level:
Beginner
Lessons:
1 Lesson
Reading Time
5 min read

Great stories are built from techniques most readers never notice. Plot devices are the hidden architecture of storytelling: the tools that make a twist feel earned, a slow-burn tension pay off, and every detail carry more weight than it first appears.

This course explores those techniques one by one. Each lesson breaks down how a device works, why it works, and how to use it with intention in your own writing, drawing on examples from literature and film.

This course is taught by:

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Based in the UK, Kate has been writing since she was young, driven by a burning need to get the vivid tales in her head down on paper… or the computer screen.