Some stories seem to lend themselves to lots of clones, others not so much. These are the clones examples I’ve noticed in the books I’ve read lately. Continue reading
Tag Archives: controlling idea
Premise: Let’s see what you’ve got!
So, last week we sussed out possible themes of our working one-liners and concepts. Let’s see if we can expand those themes into rough, working premises… Continue reading
Filed under Own Work Friday, Theme
Premise: How the masters do it
So, we’re filling out the Master Premise Tool we developed on Monday: Continue reading
Filed under Story Master Wednesday, Theme
Thematic Premise: What is it?
Theme. Theme Statement. Moral Premise. Controlling Idea. Armature.
There are lots of names for the tool we’re looking at today. And you should probably brace yourselves because the masters have a lot to say about it. Continue reading
Filed under Monday Tool Day, Theme
Theme: Show us what you’ve got!
So, let’s see if we can suss out the themes of our working one-liners and concepts. Continue reading
Filed under Own Work Friday, Theme
Theme: What the masters write about
So, what themes, what one-word topics do the masters write about? Continue reading
Filed under Story Master Wednesday, Theme
Theme: What is it?
While studying theme (something like thirty masters’ worth of info), I saw Continue reading
Filed under Monday Tool Day, Theme
