Plot drift
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| - | '''Sydney Alvin Field''' (December 19, 1935 - November 17, 2013) was an American author and speaker who wrote several books on screenwriting, the first being ''[[Screenplay (book)|Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting]]'' (Dell Publishing, 1979). | + | '''Plot drift''', or narrative drift, is a phenomenon in storytelling in which the [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] of the story deviates from its apparent initial direction. The phenomenon can affect written works, although it is often more noticeable in performed media such as [[television]] shows or [[movie]]s. Plot drift is generally (though not always) seen as contrary to good storytelling technique. |
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Plot drift, or narrative drift, is a phenomenon in storytelling in which the plot of the story deviates from its apparent initial direction. The phenomenon can affect written works, although it is often more noticeable in performed media such as television shows or movies. Plot drift is generally (though not always) seen as contrary to good storytelling technique.
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