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We've talked about character viewpoint in written fiction. That's pretty fundamental, because fiction is created out of words-- words of description and thought and feeling, and it's usually a character doing the describing, etc. Now let's exa
Characters should change-- but gradually, in response to plot events. You can learn more and enroll here! Building Bolder Scenes with Alicia Rasley Email me about the course: [email protected] more about the Build
There are 3 main conflicts in fiction:External (outside) conflictInternal (inside) conflictInteractional (relationship) conflict. We're talking about the interactional kind-- the conflict that changes relationships in your story. Check out our
Here we discuss "the most important nod in film". Oh, and "the greatest singalong in film." Same scene! This is the La Marseillaise scene from Casablanca, where:Rick defies the NazisLaszlo risks his life to sing a songIlsa remembers why she lo
POV basics podcast—Plot Blueprint PodcastMain types of POV:--1st personOmniscientThird person More here:POV Basics-- just examples we discuss on the podcast Questions to ask to help you choose what POV is best for your storyIndividualizing POV
Gaming a gameJames, the "game master (GM)" for different role-playing games, discusses building a world and a story in collaboration and in real-time. Planning a collaborative TT-RPG World-building on demand/on the fly Game master—what is role
"Found footage" refers to material, evidence, diaries, cassette tapes-- well, you'll have to listen! For story-writers, found footage can be a clever device to add a "meta" or postmodern layer to the story. Think of "Bridges of Madison County,"
n some of the most popular stories, the setting-- the "where and when"-- is so PRESENT that it is almost another character-- one that causes changes in the plot and grows in response to plot events. Think about the Millenium Falcon, Walter Mose
A listener asks, what if I don't have a three-act structure? What if I have 4 acts? How do I plot a story like that, with a lot of world-building and then a disaster in the middle?Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot yo
Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments? Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!Wanna try it out f
"The past is prologue," said the Bard. What is a prologue? Why do so many readers love them? Why do so many editors hate them?We'll discuss what a prologue is, what it can do, and when it can be effective-- and how to make it a powerful intro t
Some of us can't easily come up with character names. Some of us can't start a book without names for the character. What is in a name? Let's talk about how and when and what to name characters. Are you interested in a comprehensive course to
There are all sorts of new ways to publish these days. Here's one that is a combination sort of == games and "choose your own adventure" books. It's called Choice of Games, and you can read more about it at: https://www.choiceofgames.com/Are yo
Found footage, letters to a loved one, and many more are discussed in this episode about this classical but nontraditional method of storytelling. Here we discuss different ways storywriters can use “found footage” and the “epistolary” (letter,
A listener asks about four-act plots. This is the structure of most disaster films. Sign up for our email list and get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStoryCheck out our Plot Blueprint website for more articles about the cra
Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments?Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course! http://bit.ly/plot
"Foils" refers to a pair of characters who have similar traits but different fates, like Hamlet and Laertes. You can use a foil to emphasize how a character's experiences, actions, and decisions change the resolution.New Course! Building Bolder
What We Wrote Today is just that-- we do a writing exercise and then discuss what we wrote. Sign up for our email list and get a free plotting article! http://bit.ly/AliciaRasleyStory Check out our Plot Blueprint website for more articles about
This is the second part of the Goals discussion-- about how you can use goals to shape the ending of the story.
We discuss the goal of goals-- to give the character something to do, to deepen the characterization, to give structure to the plot. We'll talk about the beginning of goals here, and in the next episode, we'll talk about how to use the goal to
This episode discusses start with an emotion like "grief" and how to develop a full story from that. What character feels this emotion? How does this experience change the character and plot? Are you interested in a comprehensive course to hel
We thought this would be our shortest SPICE episode! But once we got started, we kept thinking about the importance of idea and theme to starting some stories, especially speculative fiction like SF and steampunk.Sign up for our email list an
Where can you start your story?SPICE-- Setting Plot Idea Character EmotionThis episode discusses how you can start with character, and build the story around a character or group of characters. Many of us writers will start here-- with a per
Are you interested in a comprehensive course to help you plot your story from start to finish, all three acts and nine turning points, along with the major character developments?Then enroll in the Blueprint Your Plot course!Wanna try it out fi
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