Category Archives: Character Development

Pt. 2 Scene and Sequel

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Jodi

This is the second part of the “Finding Balance in Storytelling” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. Here’s a handy link to part one – Pt. 1 Why is too much action boring? … Continue reading →

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Pt. 2 Engineering the Perfect Storm and Finding Balance

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Jodi

This is part two of the “Gut Punch your Audience with Emotion” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. Here’s a handy link to the other parts of the series: Pt. 1 Visceral Experiences … Continue reading →

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Pt. 1 Visceral Experiences and Creating Award Winning Drama

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Jodi

This is part one of the “Gut Punch your Audience with Emotion” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23, 2018 at Weber State University Davis. Parts two and three are now available: Pt. 2 Engineering the Perfect Storm and … Continue reading →

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Pt 3 Creating Fictional Rites and Rituals

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Jodi

The debut of this presentation is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th at the League of Utah Writers 2018 Spring Conference. This is the third part in the three-part series “Creating Fictional Rites and Rituals.” Here are handy links to the other … Continue reading →

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Pt 2 Elements and Levels of Ritual

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Jodi

The debut of this presentation is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th at the League of Utah Writers 2018 Spring Conference. This is the second part in the three-part series “Creating Fictional Rites and Rituals.” If you’ve missed the other parts, here … Continue reading →

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Superheros and Gender Stereotyping

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jodi

Last week at the “Life, the Universe, and Everything” science fiction and fantasy symposium, I attended a presentation by Andrew Bahlman titled “Superheros and Gender; What it is and why it matters.”  I enjoyed it so much that I would … Continue reading →

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NaNo 2014 – Keeping Momentum

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jodi

Congratulations, if you are still keeping up with NaNoWriMo you are entering the home stretch. For those who are keeping up with the daily goals, today you should be passing the 31,000 word mark – way to go! If you … Continue reading →

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Problems with being a Pantser

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Jodi

There are two camps when it comes to first drafts, the planner camp and the pantser camp.  Planners have all the details of their story figured out before they start and pantsers start with one or two great ideas and … Continue reading →

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Leave the 180s For Thrill Seekers

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jodi

In skateboarding and other sports when someone jumps and turns in the air so that the opposite foot is forward, it is called a 180.  It’s a fun stunt and looks cool.  A 180, meaning 180 degrees, comes from the degrees … Continue reading →

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You Call That a Sequel?

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Jodi

As a family we recently bagged our cable and are now at the mercy at what Netflix and Amazon prime has to offer.  This isn’t a bad thing. All the screaming that came with my kiddos seeing commercials for things … Continue reading →

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