Hiatus
Well it's been about a month since I've posted ANYTHING on here. I'm not even sure what this post is for, but if I put off writing something, anything, for any longer it'll be bad. Finals are destroying my soul. Got a whole wack of job offers and I think I'll be taking two.
When I look in my notebook I find the following jotted down:
- How characters tell stories to each other
- Different conflict structures for scenes
- Deepening Characters - How can the past expand character and plot? How can the current plot deepen character? Changes / Show something unexpected / Provide insight into motives
- Dialogue in Essay Structure?
- Dialogue differences in 3rd person to 1st person?
- last line of dialogue for each character should be a skillful summary of their whole conflict / interaction somehow summed up into 1 line each. emphasis the conflict. gives the story a sense of direction. the key here is SKILLFUL SUMMARY, not making it too obvious.
- Cut-off mystery endings for scenes / shouldn't be done with climax scenes / should be done with minor plot issues / keeps reader guessing & adds suspense./ Example: Charlie was a drug addict but has been clean for a while now. They find drugs. rather than show Charlie pick up some and put it in his pocket, end scene with Charlie looking down at the drugs. it could end up going either way. I think my personal instinct would be to show him doing something whether it be picking it up or leaving it alone, but a trained writer would know that cutting the scene off early would be better for the story in the long run. when the scene picks up again, you are still wondering and Charlie's decision will be unveiled at a time when conflict reaches a peak.
If you couldn't already tell from the last one there, these are just notes I jotted down from watching Lost in the last few weeks in-between studying. I'll probably end up going over these notes and making more in depth observations about each subject later.
When I look in my notebook I find the following jotted down:
- How characters tell stories to each other
- Different conflict structures for scenes
- Deepening Characters - How can the past expand character and plot? How can the current plot deepen character? Changes / Show something unexpected / Provide insight into motives
- Dialogue in Essay Structure?
- Dialogue differences in 3rd person to 1st person?
- last line of dialogue for each character should be a skillful summary of their whole conflict / interaction somehow summed up into 1 line each. emphasis the conflict. gives the story a sense of direction. the key here is SKILLFUL SUMMARY, not making it too obvious.
- Cut-off mystery endings for scenes / shouldn't be done with climax scenes / should be done with minor plot issues / keeps reader guessing & adds suspense./ Example: Charlie was a drug addict but has been clean for a while now. They find drugs. rather than show Charlie pick up some and put it in his pocket, end scene with Charlie looking down at the drugs. it could end up going either way. I think my personal instinct would be to show him doing something whether it be picking it up or leaving it alone, but a trained writer would know that cutting the scene off early would be better for the story in the long run. when the scene picks up again, you are still wondering and Charlie's decision will be unveiled at a time when conflict reaches a peak.
If you couldn't already tell from the last one there, these are just notes I jotted down from watching Lost in the last few weeks in-between studying. I'll probably end up going over these notes and making more in depth observations about each subject later.
