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The Writer’s Vocabulary
Chapters: how to use this powerful storytelling tool
Chapters: how to use this powerful storytelling tool
We tend to use chapter breaks pragmatically, but do you know an emotional use will irrevocably bind the reader to the story?
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Jan 19, 2022
Conflict is the engine of the story and this is how it makes it tick
Conflict is the engine of the story and this is how it makes it tick
Conflict is created by the opposition between the protagonist’s and the antagonist’s desires
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Aug 1, 2021
How the narrator’s position colours the entire story and its themes
How the narrator’s position colours the entire story and its themes
Standing by the characters: the secret of the narrator’s superpower
JazzFeathers
Jul 28, 2021
The Secret Power of the Antagonist
The Secret Power of the Antagonist
Why stories can’t exist without antagonists
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Sep 8, 2020
How the Protagonist Defines the Personality of the Story
How the Protagonist Defines the Personality of the Story
Why the protagonist is the most crucial character in the story
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Aug 28, 2020
What is the role of main characters in a story?
What is the role of main characters in a story?
The hard job of carrying the story
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Jul 11, 2020
How Carefully Managing Different Narrative Arcs Will MakeYour Story Unputdownable
How Carefully Managing Different Narrative Arcs Will MakeYour Story Unputdownable
Story Arcs and the Power of Intersection
JazzFeathers
Jul 5, 2020
The Plot: How Manipulating the Order of Events Defines the Meaning of a Story
The Plot: How Manipulating the Order of Events Defines the Meaning of a Story
True stories are never the facts ‘as they happened’. The meaning is in the careful manipulation of every element of the story.
JazzFeathers
Jun 27, 2020
Denouement: The Big Breath after the Hordeal
Denouement: The Big Breath after the Hordeal
The Denouement is that part of story that accompanies the reader to the end. The place where we hug the story before we leave it.
JazzFeathers
Jun 21, 2020
Climax: The Story’s Point of No Return
Climax: The Story’s Point of No Return
The Climax is the main character’s darkest moment, but also the place of their rebirth
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Jun 19, 2020
The Inciting Incident and the Story’s First Point of Crisis
The Inciting Incident and the Story’s First Point of Crisis
Whatever its position in Act I, the before the Inciting Incident occurs, the story is on hold
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Jun 13, 2020
The Story Structure and How to Build on an Idea Organically
The Story Structure and How to Build on an Idea Organically
Every form of communication has its special construction, which set it apart from any other forms of communication. Stories have their…
JazzFeathers
Jun 9, 2020
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