Writers’ tools:

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At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on writers’ tools. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker.

 

  • Instead of thinking of the entire book of 100 K word count manuscript, consider writing 40 scenes. Then you think that you need to judge geeks scene to reach its objective.
  • Before you determine what comes next you need to determine what comes first, such as inciting incident. You need to sketch the core story problem. This would be a threat, a hardship, an opportunity, a mystery to solve. The character may be reluctant to pursue the required path
  • To be a problem you have to accomplish any of these, characters and conflict. Anything before is prologue
  • Ride the River: a woman goes to a big city to get inheritance which a bad guy wants.
  • The story needs to resonate with the reader. You want to provide something to the protagonist wants to gain or to retain.
  • Get reaction through emotion, thought, discussions, decision or samples involving the reader in the story.
  • What you are we do now. Emotions are shown by character looking away from something, or the hair rising in the back of the neck. Panic rising through him, or maybe internal dialogue I think I’m going to faint.
  • Narrative detail: a sample of this is in the movie Princess Bride. With the three characters are talking outside the castle and they make their plans. In the end of the scene the big guy says I hope we win.
  • An action goal: an action that gets results. Did we succeed? An example of this is in the Mars movie. Did he get the poop to grow the potatoes?
  • Middle of the book difficulties: this is where you can post a question or surprise. Illustrate opposing goals, opposing characters, personal conflict. Obstacles and environment can get in the way. There may also be cultural limits there may also be lack of abilities or the lack of tools. Difficulties are part of the story juice.
  • Raise questions: TVs will leave the question at the newsbreak to hook the reader to listen the next segment.
  • Character sketch: stress a story and asked what reaction would be a surprise of unexpected from the character.
  • Question to ask. What is cool?
  • What would be realistic?
  • What would be unexpected?
  • Where do difficulties occur?

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