May 21, 2013

The Best Advice I’ve Learned On Story Structure: Part 2 — Plot Point 1

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A quick re-cap: Larry Brooks' fantastic resource, STORY ENGINEERING, defines 6 Core Competencies for novelists and screenwriters. Those are: Concept Character Theme Structure (Setup) Scene Execution Writing Voice Today, I’m going through two main definitions: PP1 First Pinch Point FOUR-PART STORY STRUCTURE / THREE-ACT … [Read more...]

The Best Advice I’ve Learned on Story Structure: Part 1: Setup

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This article is a continuation of my “Best advice I’ve learned” series. You can catch up on my other posts by clicking the links below. The competencies I cover here are my interpretation from my favourite fiction-writing book: Story Engineering by Larry Brooks. A re-cap: Story Engineering defines 6 Core Competencies for novelists and … [Read more...]

Mastering Theme in Storytelling

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This article is a continuation of my “Best advice I’ve learned” series. You can catch up on my other posts by clicking the links below. The competencies I cover here are my interpretation from my favourite fiction-writing book: Story Engineering by Larry Brooks. A re-cap: Story Engineering defines 6 Core Competencies for novelists and … [Read more...]

Mastering Three-Dimensional Characters

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Five words that’ll change your entire outlook (or freshen it up, even for seasoned authors) on crafting a novel or screenplay: “Story Engineering by Larry Brooks.” In his book, Story Engineering, Larry Brooks defines 6 Core Competencies that every writer needs to execute — to a high standard — to have a chance at publication. Those … [Read more...]

The Best Advice I’ve Learned On Mastering a Concept Worthy of a Story

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Five words that will change your entire outlook (or freshen it up, even for seasoned authors) on crafting a novel or screenplay: "Story Engineering by Larry Brooks." In his book, Story Engineering, Larry Brooks defines 6 Core Competencies that every writer needs to execute — to a high standard — to have a chance at publication. Those … [Read more...]