Oh, People, have I got a treat for you! For those of you who have visited the Favorites page, you might recognize H. R. D'Costa as the author of WWT's reigning plot book, Sizzling Story Outlines*. Well, I got this crazy idea to ask her if she'd be willing to do an interview with us--and SHE SAID YES! … Continue reading An Interview with Craft Master H. R. D’Costa
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Structure of Plot: In our own stories
It's Outer Journey week. Today we're going to see if we can flesh out the major plot points in the one-liner's we're working on. 1. Our human-rights-attorney story: Set in the mid 1950's, against the backdrop of the first US Supreme Court case to affirm gay rights, a human rights lawyer joins a wealthy Los Angeles … Continue reading Structure of Plot: In our own stories
Character Change: The Inner Journey, Part 2 — A Master Outline
We're looking at the Inner Journey this week (Part 1 here), and today we're looking at the structure of the character arc over the course of a story. In general, a story has four Parts with key Points happening between each Part (more on this next week when we get to the outer journey). The following … Continue reading Character Change: The Inner Journey, Part 2 — A Master Outline
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