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Not quite algorithmic, but there are quite a few books on story structure that you may find interesting. If you're like me, understanding how and why stories work can provide you some sort of framework out of which you can build a story.

It's about movies, and half of the people here will hate me forever for daring mention it, but I found Save the Cat very useful (http://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Blake-Snyder-ebook/dp/B00340ESIS)

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