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Category Archives: Plotting
Pt. 2 Scene and Sequel
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
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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. 2 Engineering the Perfect Storm and Finding Balance
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
Plotting in the Key of D Minor
I listened to an episode of Writing Excuses, a podcast for writers, while driving across town the other day. Dan Wells, one of the regular contributors, mentioned a technique that I thought strange and extraordinary. He used a fugue to … Continue reading
Is there such thing as a New Idea in fiction?
One of the greatest challenges that writers face is coming up with new and fresh ideas for stories. It is a struggle to search for something revolutionary to introduce to the world. When that new idea is found it is … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Concept Creation, Plotting, World Building, Writer's Voice
Tagged art, Avatar, Indigenous People, James Cameron, Writers Resources
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Discussion: The Tragic Ending
When we use the term tragic ending many stories come to mind, Romeo and Juliet, Phantom of the Opera, Ghost, Titanic, Moulin Rouge, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, just to name a few. In these stories one or … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Concept Creation, Plotting
Tagged art, craft, discussion, near tragedy, stranger than fiction, tangled, tragedy, Writing, writing fiction
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NaNoWriMo: False Starts
There are strong opinions out there about the right way to craft the beginning of a book. Often what is written on the first few pages will make or break a book for a reader, agent, or publisher. While I … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Plotting
Tagged advice, fiction, first chapter, novel writing, Writing
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NaNoWriMo: Making Changes, Being Flexible
Any of you familiar with the process of writing a novel length story understand that it might not go as planned. You may have thought that you had it all planned out; your outline complete; your beginning, middle, and ending … Continue reading
Posted in Concept Creation, NaNoWriMo, Plotting
Tagged egypt, fiction, flexibility, NaNoWriMo, outlines, plot creation, Writing
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NaNoWriMo, Bring it on!
Monday is the big kick off for the annual writing event known as NaNoWriMo. Being a first timer, I have absolutely no sage advice that you should follow. My strategy is straightforward – aim for 2,000 words a day. This … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Personally Speaking, Plotting
Tagged goals, NaNoWriMo, November, organization, strategy, Writing
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