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Category Archives: Concept Creation
Pt. 1 Why is too much action boring?
This is the first part of the “Finding Balance in Storytelling” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. More parts to come! In today’s action-crazed world filled with people with impressively short attention spans, … Continue reading
Pt 3 Creating Fictional Rites and Rituals
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
Posted in Character Development, Concept Creation, Emotional Impact, Presentation Notes, Visual writing, World Building, Writing Exercise, Writng Conferences
Tagged #LUW2018, Elements of Ritual, League of Utah Writers, lotr, LUW Spring, Rites and Rituals, Skyrim, Stonebearer's Betrayal
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Pt 2 Elements and Levels of Ritual
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
Pt 1 The Difference Between Rite and Ritual
The debut of this presentation is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th at the League of Utah Writers 2018 Spring Conference. This is the first part in a three-part series. If you missed the first two parts, go back and check … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 5 Create Your Own Magic System
This is the fifth and final part to the Magic Systems 101 presentation notes. The original presentation was given at the Eagle Mountain Arts Alliance Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Want to read the rest of the series? … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 4 “Literary Magic Systems”
This post is a continuation of a presentation originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Don’t miss the other parts of the series: Pt. 1 – Why Write Good Magic? Pt. 2 – Hard … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 3 Sanderson’s Laws of Magic
This post is a continuation of a presentation originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Don’t miss the other parts of the series: Pt.1 – Why Write Good Magic? Pt. 2 – Hard Magic … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 2 Hard Magic vs Soft Magic
This post is a continuation of a presentation originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. Don’t miss the other parts of this series: Pt 1 – Why Write Good Magic? Pt 3 – Sanderson’s … Continue reading
Magic Systems 101: Pt. 1 Why Write Good Magic
This presentation was originally given at the Eagle Mountain Writer’s Conference held on Sept 9th, 2017. This is the first part of a five part series. Here are handy links to the rest of the series: Pt 2 – Hard … Continue reading
My Literary Quest 