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IN the on-going series of Thinking Like a Writer, everyone can recite the plot diagram of rising action which ends in a climax and denouement. But writers can’t just recite the particulars of a diagram; instead, we must create a plot that changes a character in some way. One way to get at that change [...]
We’ve talked about different points of view and here’s a related idea: different perspectives based on audience. Using any of the three POV choices (Omniscient POV, 1st Person POV, 3rd Person POV), we’ll shift the thinking a bit. If you are a 16 year old boy and have a car wreck and you want to [...]
For the last two days, we have focused on point of view in your story or novel. Your writing tasks for today–for your “750 words each day in January”–is to practice POV. Today, focus on 3rd person point of view. 3rd person POV A 3rd person POV pulls back from the position inside the character’s [...]
Yesterday, today and tomorrow, we are focusing on point of view in your story or novel. Your writing tasks for the next 2 days for your “750 words each day in January” is to practice POV. Today, we’ll focus on 1st person point of view. 1st person POV When the camera resides inside one character’s [...]
For the recent discussion on focal length of your scene, I accidentally confused a reader. I wrote: A scan is a way to show a crowd scene economically, yet in an interesting way. It involves a series of small zooms: the quarterbackâs mother is taping the game with a new video camera that she borrowed [...]
Have you signed up for 750words.com yet? Or will you try doing 750 words on paper? I’ve just completed my 20th day of doing 750 words! Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day in January to better Think Like a Writer. The next three days [...]
Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day in January to better Think Like a Writer. This is the second day of three days of Thinking Like a Writer about scenes. Here’s the first post to remind you about panoramas, zooms and scans. Zooms focus in [...]
Here’s another creative writing prompt for your 750 words, a challenge to write 750 words each day in January to better Think Like a Writer. The next three days of Thinking Like a Writer are all connected and I’ll explain it here, then just remind you of the prompts for the next two days. When [...]
Some visual artists like to use Found Objects to make Found Art. It’s an idea that works for writers today. As you walk through your day, notice things: bits of dialogue, interesting faces, odd objects (a bird, a hairbrush, a Chinese fan, the tallest tree you’ve ever seen). Today, collect about a dozen of these. [...]
Look at this! A friend went to our local library and spotted my book, PRAIRIE STORMS, on display. A happy day! Oh. Or is it bad that it hasn’t been checked out?
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