The Universal Story form echoes in every great movie and in our lives, too, both as observers and as ourselves.In some form or another, everyday we leave behind the known world and enter an unusual and exotic world of the unknown. Once there, we go through an outer journey that affects who we are internally. The sequence repeats itself in each scene, at the chapter and act level, and in the overall story itself. We face foes and find allies. In the Middle, mostly unconscious, we stumble around, …
Dialog — When is Enough Too Much?
Writing a story often comes in drafts. Each draft / layer is determined by your own personal writing preference. Some writers write their entire first draft in dramatic action. Character emotional development comes later. Meaning comes later still. Others begin with character. Still others start with dialog. First draft has little action. Little character emotional development. Terrific dialog. Well, some of the first draft dialog is terrific. In other places, the dialog serves as a place to …
Plot Authentic Details
The Middle of every story begins with the entrance to the story world itself. The more exotic and unusual this world, the better the read. List sights and sounds, smells and tastes, texture and mood of the setting of your story. First list may be general and generic. Refine the list as you refine drafts. Little-by-little find the exact right authentic and unusual and historically-just-right word, detail, object, sensation...Each day draws me deeper into the exotic and unusual world of a premiere …
Self-Sabotage and Success
A local wrestler wins the state title. In the beginning, odds were against him due to internal fears and flaws. The newscast chronicles his story with a thematic flair that it's not unusual for someone to binge on toxic food when faced with possible success. Wrestler's dad seemed also to serve as antagonist in someway personal to the family itself. Mom sends the boy on a journey to an exotic land. He trains at a wrestling camp, sheds his old beliefs, practices important new steps, returns home …
Boston Globe
Thanks to Google alerts, I find the Plot Whisperer is mentioned in the Boston Globe.Click to read the article. Of course, I commented.Hope you will, too...Enjoy... …
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