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Iago
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Great reference book on plot. It has its issues, mainly the examples it uses, but as a guide to developing plot I considere it very helpful, as long as you take it with a pinch of salt.
— Dec 02, 2021 04:01PM
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C.A.
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What lesson do you want the reader to learn? What is the insight, the new way of looking at things? This is your theme. Theme deepens the reader's experience. Character always carry theme. Always. Other-wise it will seem as if the theme is forced. The old 'show don't tell' definitely applies here. Theme can help make the story memorable.
Find symbols, use them to form a motif. Weave them into your story.
— Nov 24, 2021 05:32AM
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Find symbols, use them to form a motif. Weave them into your story.
C.A.
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Scenes are like music :
Major chord = lots of: action, reaction ... Minor chord = a lesser amount of : setup, deepening
A beat is a smaller unit within a scene.
Give the reader a cookie = Hook them first => rising tension => Intensity, and => end the scene with a Prompt to keep the reader engaged.
Chapter 8 [complex plots]
Develop your Theme =>weave in a thematic subplot
Symbols and motifs can deepen theme
— Nov 16, 2021 05:58PM
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Major chord = lots of: action, reaction ... Minor chord = a lesser amount of : setup, deepening
A beat is a smaller unit within a scene.
Give the reader a cookie = Hook them first => rising tension => Intensity, and => end the scene with a Prompt to keep the reader engaged.
Chapter 8 [complex plots]
Develop your Theme =>weave in a thematic subplot
Symbols and motifs can deepen theme
