Category Archives: Emotional Impact

Pt. 3 Creating a B Story and Hitting a Meaningful Climax

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Jodi

This is the third part of the “Finding Balance in Storytelling” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. Here are handy links to the other parts – Pt. 1 Why is too much action … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Art of Writing, Character Development, Editing and Revision, Emotional Impact, Plotting, World Building, Writng Conferences | Tagged disney, fiction writing, Finding Balance in Storytelling, Fyrecon2, graph, Moana, Ragnarok, scene and sequel, Thor, Weber State University Davis, Writing | 1 Comment

Pt. 3 Using Personal Experience and Applying What You’ve Learned

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Jodi

This is part three of the “Gut Punch your Audience with Emotion” presentation originally given at Fyrecon 2, June 23rd at Weber State University Davis. Here are handy links to the first two parts: Pt 1 Visceral Experiences and Creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Impact, Personally Speaking, Presentation Notes, Writing Exercise, Writng Conferences | Tagged facing fears, free write, Fyrecon, Fyrecon2, personal experience, Presentation Notes, series, therapy, Weber State University Davis, Writing Exercise, writing therapy | 2 Comments

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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Pt 1 The Difference Between Rite and Ritual

Posted on April 11, 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 first part in a three-part series. If you missed the first two parts, go back and check … Continue reading →

Posted in Concept Creation, Emotional Impact, Presentation Notes, Writng Conferences | Tagged #LUW2018, Bullet ant, Japanese Tea Ceremony, League of Utah Writers, Presentation Notes, Rite, Rite of passage, Ritual, Satere-Mawe, Spring Conference, World Building | 4 Comments

Writerly Quote – Holly Gerth

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Jodi

“Be courageous and try to write in a way that scares you a little” – Holley Gerth When it comes to putting words on the page, finding the right ones that will engage the reader and make your story compelling … 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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