[It should be noted that most of this is derived from work done by Michael Hauge's Screenwriting for Hollywood]. The character types and goals are his, the patterns are something I derived. The patterns are flexible and shouldn’t be considered an exhaustive resource.
The following are the most common external goals:
EG.A) Hero’s goal is to win [...]
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This is the start of a mind map I’m working on. Its purpose is to help me make sure I’ve covered all the things I feel are important to get a complete story covered. This is a little too verbose for something like a short story, but would be ideal for a shorter novel or [...]
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Here’s a quick list of pre-writing story questions I’ve come up with based on a lecture given by Tony Daniel at Conestoga.
Story consists of character, plot, and setting. In a general way, describe the character, plot, and setting of this story:
Story problems are a ripple in the status quo. Describe generally the status [...]
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I’m working on a critiquing workshop. This is just an hour long presentation meant to help writers learn the fine art of the critique. I wanted something easy to remember, easy to sort of break down to use as a template. I tried to think of the various questions you could ask of a work, [...]
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