Reid has chapters devoted to short short stories, animal stories, adventure stories, and much more. Instead of just saying a plot is a beginning, middle and end, she delves into how the different types *are* different. She illustrates the informative lists with good examples. I highly recommend this to any writer/want-to-be a writer that is trying to organize thoughts into a winning plot.One thing I really liked is that she does explain different forms of stories. I've never seen a chapter devoted to stories about animals before. Course since I say that, someone will email me with a list of books. . . Good, do that. I love animal stories.