Did You Know? A MacGuffin is Something that Propels Plot
Most fiction writers have probably written a MacGuffin without knowing it. The term, popularized by the filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, refers to something that drives the plot of a story.
Paula Munier’s “Plot Perfect” is a Treasure Trove of Tools for Writers
In keeping with the book’s title, Paula Munier doesn’t flinch when she states, “If you want to write commercial fiction, you need to be about plot.”