And one thing I'm reminded of as I read over this thread is that storytelling formulas are not rules, they're guidelines. I keep forgetting this,...
I get great ideas that I want to follow, but they just end up leading me nowhere. It leads into mind numbing exposition and excessive description....
I think it sounds interesting. The conflict is definitely there, as well as the characters. Does it sound cliche? Your story seems to have...
I wish I was able to see this sooner, It's late at night (or early morning) here and I was surprised to see everything. After the first person's...
Thanks I'll check out that article. So do you think you kind of create your own rules or I guess I should say your own way? I'm just not sure how...
From what I've read so far, one of the concepts spirituality seems to be concerned with is the individual's relationship to everything around...
I'm writing a story (alternate world) about a boy who tries to help free a girl from a slave trade. After fleeing to his town to hide, the two...
I'll definitely try the snowflake method again. I tried it a couple times a loooong time ago and for some reason would never make it past step two...
Ah ok, definitely helped clear things up! Thanks!
So speaking generally what makes the emotional shift/dilemma in latter scenes greater than their previous ones? As they go on, they have to be...
Using that example how would you build on top of that to make the dilemmas more and more harrowing. Say towards scene three? Every time I try to...
I like that example! Would his decision lead him into the second act?
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