Posted in writing on Oct 29th, 2008
Yesterday we worked on developing outline cards and sorting them into a logical sequence. Remember back when we noted what items belonged in the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END (Day 6-10)?
What we need to do now is to look at these data side by side. (I use colored dots to represent the Beginning, Middle and End.) [...]
Posted in writing on Oct 28th, 2008
We’re getting close to NaNoWriMo… only 3 more days until the writing begins! After today’s post, you should have a fairly decent framework with which to begin.
Putting It All Together – Round One
Review all of your worksheets. I find it best to print them out and lay them on the table. It helps to see [...]
Posted in writing on Oct 27th, 2008
Dialogue
Now is a great time to think about dialogue. Review each of your characters and make notes about their speech and conversation patterns. It is often a challenge to write convincing dialogue without falling into the “he said” or “she said” trap.
I’ve posted a worksheet on Dialogue in the Resources section. This should provide an [...]
Posted in writing on Oct 21st, 2008
Let’s recap. We know quite a bit about our characters and the story settings. We have an idea about the basic plot line. And, we’ve researched the nuances of our novel.
Over the next 3-5 days you will be assembling all of the pieces, with the exception of the plot points, into a character-based outline. Here [...]
Posted in writing on Oct 20th, 2008
The Plot
The plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect. In other words, the plot consists of what has happened in the story or novel, such as the conflicts that have occurred. A plot is a causal sequence of events, the “why” for [...]
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