Dale Kutzera: 7 books

What could be worse than middle school?  Home work, band class, bullies, a new kid who just might be a new friend...Andy McBean is struggling to survive it all in the soggy hills of the Pacific Northwest. Even worse, he spent much of the past year in the hospital battling leukemia.      Then...

Now THE PLOT MACHINE and THE PLOT MACHINE:CRIME are available in one handy combo set. A great reference for anyone plotting stories, novels and screenplays. THE PLOT MACHINE examines the entire field of plot-design while THE PLOT MACHINE: CRIME applies these principles to the popular genres of Caper,...

There are a lot of books on story structure, but only The Plot Machine presents a step-by-step guide to designing a story. In clear precise language, this guide discusses the various types of stories we tell, their specific parts, and how they are assembled. Say good-bye to staring at the blank page...

Andy McBean is the man. He’s the bomb. Since defeating an alien invasion, he has become the most famous boy on the planet. A new adventure begins when the richest man on earth asks to borrow the giant tripod the aliens left behind. Andy is the only one who can operate the machine and he must journey...

Andy McBean has fought aliens and traveled the Arctic in the Nautilus. Now all he wants to do is go home. But first he must survive the mysterious island the Nautilus’ crew calls home. With his friends Hector and Charlie, Andy meets the brilliant Professor Challenger. As they travel across the island...

Tired of staring at the blank page? Have you lost your way through your story's second act? Want a road-map for your Nanowrimo novel? Struggle no more. THE PLOT MACHINE: CRIME builds on the story-design principles of THE PLOT MACHINE, focusing on the most popular crime genres: caper, revenge, thriller,...

Humanity is in crisis. There are 38-billion souls spread across three star systems, and every one of them is clamoring for more room.  The Darwin may be their best hope. Its crew will seek habitable planets across the Void of interstellar space.  But that’s not all they find. Secret...