2 days ago by suelder

I have about 15,000 words, which is better than the minimum (11,667) and not as much as I wanted. But I got four words on Friday because I went into New York to meet and , who had a reading :D. I got 3K yesterday and would love to get 4K today. If I g ...

Fire and Silk - suelder.livejournal.com · 21 references

3 days ago by creative-writing

In this video series I cover story structure and plot. I recommend the following books. Here is the play list for all 12 parts www.youtube.com Between the Lines The Anatomy of Story Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View. Here is the link to the story structure image used in the vide ...

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4 days ago by Carol Benedict

Deus ex machina, according to the Encarta dictionary, is a noun that means: 1. unconvincing character who resolves plot: an improbable character or unconvincing event used to resolve a plot 2. god who resolves plot: in ancient Greek and Roman theater, a god introduced to resolve a complicated plot A ...

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6 days ago by Bad Language

SGU Season 1 Episodes 1-6(TV) Nudity:None BadLanguage.com While I love science fiction, a bunch of people stranded on a ship just isn’t coming out as that exciting. The do or die story structure is rather boring, since there have been more miraculus happenings than not. One alien entity in six episo ...

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7 days ago by Carol Benedict

Most stories have 5 stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution ( denouement). Although most exposition occurs in the first stage, it is also used to introduce new scenes and new characters throughout the story. It’s the explanation of what happened before the current s ...

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8 days ago by storydude

A structural overview of The Untouchables (David Mamet, 1986) David Mamet has never equaled the tremendous power of his eighties screenplays. The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, The Untouchables and even his own directorial debut House of Games, starring his then wife Lindsay Crouse. The Un ...

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9 days ago by Carol Benedict

Every story has a rhythm. If it’s a monotonous one, readers may lose interest. Pacing the rhythm can build tension, emphasize important events, stir the reader’s emotions, and move the action forward. As the story progresses, the tension builds with each new conflict, and ebbs slightly as minor conf ...

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11 days ago by Carol Benedict

Flashbacks are scenes from the past that are inserted into a story to help readers understand what’s happening in the present, develop characters, or increase tension or conflict. Flashbacks are also helpful in memoirs and creative nonfiction as they can summarize important past events without havin ...

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12 days ago by darksculptures

I’ve often wondered why I have this passion to write stories that include somber scenes delving deep into mankind’s faulty nature. The kind of scene that can cause you to cry out in pain, gasp for breath and sink into mortal despair. As I write–As I create–I expose my characters’ wants, needs, desir ...

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12 days ago by Joe Nassise

With November less than a week away, I thought I would provide a little assistance to those non-members who have stopped by the site and who are also going to be attempting NaNoWriMo. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. Every Novem ...

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