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The Creation of Characters 2: Writing in Character

The Creation of Characters 2: Writing in Character - Lesson The Creation of Characters 2: Writing in Character

Mar 27, 2010 - 12:00 AM

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10 Traits of Faulty Dialogue 3: Traits 7 thru 9

10 Traits of Faulty Dialogue 3: Traits 7 thru 9 - Lesson 10 Traits of Faulty Dialogue 3: Traits 7 thru 9

Mar 20, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Traits 7 through 9: #7: Talking Wallpaper #8: Forced Exposition #9: Malformation  

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The Creation of Characters 1: Introduction

The Creation of Characters 1: Introduction - Lesson The Creation of Characters 1: Introduction

Mar 13, 2010 - 12:00 AM

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Entering & Exiting the Story 4: 9 Uses of Epilogues

Entering & Exiting the Story 4: 9 Uses of Epilogues - Lesson Entering & Exiting the Story 4: 9 Uses of Epilogues

Mar 06, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Nine possible uses of Epilogues:   1. A Last Laugh 2. A Plea for Applause 3. Restatement of the Story's Moral 4. Add Irony 5. Answer Last Questions 6. Give Slow Curtain 7. Punctuation Mark 8. Future Fates 9. Show Climax's Spread of Effects

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Entering & Exiting the Story 3: Eleven Ways To Use Prologues

Entering & Exiting the Story 3: Eleven Ways To Use Prologues - Lesson Entering & Exiting the Story 3: Eleven Ways To Use Prologues

Feb 27, 2010 - 12:00 AM

11 Ways To Use Prologues: 1. Give Exposition 2. Set A Mood 3. Establish a Unique Setting 4. Introduce Variety 5. Hook Interest 6. Recap 7. Set Up Future Payoffs 8. Frame the Story 9. Create Dramatic Irony 10. Develop a Setup Sub-Plot 11. Just for the Laughs    Examples Referred To (in order mentioned): Star Wars, CoCo Before Chanel, Taming of the Shrew, Sexy Beast, Casablanca, Law & Order (NBC), Damages (FX), In Treatment (HBO) , 24 (Fox), Joyce Carol Oates' novel What I Lived For, Gandhi, The Last Emporer, Sunset Blvd., Double Indemnity, Predator, Life is Beautiful, Robert McKee's mini-series Abraham, Scrooged

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Entering & Exiting the Story 2: Placement of Prologues

Entering & Exiting the Story 2: Placement of Prologues - Lesson Entering & Exiting the Story 2: Placement of Prologues

Feb 13, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Prologue - Lesson 2 Where to place the Prologue in your story: Prior to the inciting incident. Immediately after the inciting incident, but prior to the story's progressive complications. After the story's crisis and climax. The placement in time is outside, or irrelevant, to the story told. Examples Used: Ingmar Bergman's film WILD STRAWBERRIES George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's film RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Tennessee William's play THE GLASS MENAGERIE Joseph Conrad's novella THE HEART OF DARKNESS Max Frisch's play THE FIREBUGS

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Prologue Lesson Sample

Prologue Lesson Sample - Lesson Prologue Lesson Sample

Feb 07, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Prologue Lesson Sample

Entering & Exiting the Story 1: Introduction & Techniques

Entering & Exiting the Story 1: Introduction & Techniques - Lesson Entering & Exiting the Story 1: Introduction & Techniques

Jan 30, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Prologue - Lesson 1 Introduction Entering and Exiting Your Stories Opening and Closing Techniques

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Dialogue Lesson Sample

Dialogue Lesson Sample - Lesson Dialogue Lesson Sample

Jan 07, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Dialogue Lesson Sample

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