Andrew DuvalGoing further with fragmentary detailsBy valuing fragments and reducing the cognitive load on learners, you can build up underlying craft skills like combining compelling…Apr 10Apr 10
Andrew DuvalHelping struggling writers by focusing on fragmentsSchools value prose, but fragments help students observe, capture, and combine details, building a foundation for more complete writing…Mar 14Mar 14
Andrew DuvalGetting better results from DALLE3 by art directing with narrative detailA few people said they found my DALLE3 process notes useful, so I thought I’d share another tip here. This one has an interesting overlap…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Andrew DuvalCollision of Opposites: If you only focus on one aspect of writing, make it ‘Contrast’Contrast is arguably the most important concept in narrative — possibly in writing in general, maybe even in life. If you focus on contrast…Nov 14, 2023Nov 14, 2023
Andrew DuvalGenerating coherent images with DALLE3 & ChatGPTA few people at the PETAA conference asked me about how I was making the fairytale images described here. In attempting to answer, I…Nov 11, 2023Nov 11, 2023
Andrew DuvalHow to write a story on the spotImprov storytellers use a different set of tools to desktop writers, but have the same goal — a believable world, interesting action, and…Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Andrew DuvalExaggerating the everyday to create the exotic: Teaching science fantasy worldbuilding with PhoenixSpace! Aliens! Exotic tech! S.F. Said’s popular sci fantasy novel is a great mentor text to teach middle years students descriptive…Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
