A producer shares his tips for tight storylines, but they’re marred by verbal incontinence and hyperbole A producer shares his tips for tight storylines, but they’re marred by verbal incontinence and hyperbole C reative writing handbooks are almost an industry in themselves: the fledgling author, dramatist or screenwriter can choose from hundreds of titles, all offering to unlock the secrets of storytelling. These books are of limited utility for literary fiction, where plot is secondary, but