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The
Writer's ToolboxCo-edited
with Rochelle "Shelly" Campbell and Jean Lorrah, this is a
glossary of terms used in the
WorldCrafter's Guild lessons.
Editor of T-Zero
Fanzine Writing for Profit - an AOL Chat preparation list
2.An Example of a Perfectly Crafted Romance/Mystery Novel
3. Developing and Researching an Idea -- a log of the process, not a lecture.
3. Examples of Themes to play with for this Workshop's exercises.
4. Use of Detail to Support Theme
See below for "What is Conflict?"
2. Point of View, Theme-Conflict Integration As Seen In Election 2000
who says so?
(feminist version of this article)
Homework
2.See "How to Find the Beginning"
3.Outlining1 - from 1997 posting
4.Outlining2 - rules of Outlining, Outlining Conflict; Outlining for Length estimate
5.Outlining 3 (from a TV show) - with Homework
6. Read and do the Assignments in "The Essence of Story Syllabus."
7.
Article by C. J. Cherryh called "The
Myth of Plot: A Heresy"
Article by Jacqueline Lichtenberg "Applying the Heresy of Plot"
Action?
tell What Happens
Next?
what happens next is what happened
before this!
Or the Art of the Flashback.
- Read and do the Assignments in "The Essence of Story Syllabus."
- "A Wimp, a Point of View Character is NOT!" by Shelly Campbell written right after a series of private lessons from Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg in "Finding the Point of View Character"
between Characterization
and
Relationship?
1. Conflict Workshop Post dated Jan 1997
2. Conflict=Story
& Writer's Block
Read #1 on Conflict by
Cheryl Wolverton before you read this one.
1. Establishing Background & the use of Detail. (Shiltpron and Chocolate)
2. Analyzing Rewrite Scars originating from Critique Circle comments.
2. Characterization Show And Tell using Octavia Butler's work as an example.
3.POV and Description Exercise to post for critique
4.
Narrative vs. Show Don't Tell,
what's the difference?
Also see the entire context of this Narrative vs. Show Don't Tell
discussion in our Guild
Hall.
2.Babylon Five vs. Star Trek: Voyager #2 - Conduits and the Fiction Delivery System
3. Babylon 5 vs. Star Trek: Voyager #3, The Relationship Driven Plot
2. The Fiction Delivery System#1
2.Proofreading Your
Own Work - being your own copyeditor
See also
3. Structuring Your Work To Sell
4. A look behind the scenes at choosing a cover illustration.
for
Course #1
"The Essence of Story"
Newsletter Posts with Assignmens and Plans
Note: Comments and elaboration on Assignment 1 were posted to WorldCrafters-L. You may read that post (also listed above under 'Getting Ideas' via the following link:What Is An Idea and Where to Get One
Assignment #2. Analyze 3 plots as to protag and conflict. You will turn in this Assignment for posting to the PASSWORDED Student Showcase website.
Assignment 3: Create ONE original PROTAGONIST and ONE original CONFLICT that grows out of the PROTAGONIST's Character
For all 7 Assignments see the Syllabus
Exercises & Plans for Fall 1999 - in Newsletter Post 9/9/99
