The Writer's Interface » Writing Tips http://thewritersinterface.com For Novel Writing Software Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Working With The Star Novel Writing Diagram http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/02/working-with-the-star-novel-writing-diagram/ http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/02/working-with-the-star-novel-writing-diagram/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:36:05 +0000 Strephon Kaplan-Williams http://thewritersinterface.com/?p=434 stardiagramWhat is important to realize is that a fundamental archetypal pattern underlies all story-telling, novels and screen plays.

Authors do not always use all of these key elements but readers and viewers unconsciously look for them.

Study this Star Novel Writing Diagram…

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We take a differing view from the usual in The Writer’s Interface about story characters.

Writing craft writers and teachers say that your characters motivate the action. Or they say that you should know your characters as you know a human being.

When…

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The theme of an involving story illustrates life but also idealizes it.

In reading a published memoir the teacher liked in memoir-writing class I read the damn thing to see what the teacher and students thought was a good…

]]> http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/theme/feed/ 0 Craft Lists http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/craft-lists/ http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/craft-lists/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:20:04 +0000 Strephon Kaplan-Williams http://thewritersinterface.com/?p=46 craft-listsCraft Lists are a major device of The Writer’s Interface.

We have to say in looking at writing software and writing craft books, they mostly say too little rather than too much. This means that other people’s craft books emphasize a few…

]]> http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/craft-lists/feed/ 0 Story Keys http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/story-keys/ http://thewritersinterface.com/2009/01/story-keys/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:36:46 +0000 Strephon Kaplan-Williams http://thewritersinterface.com/?p=57 keyStory Keys are the uniquely intense and dramatic situations that a reader or viewer naturally remembers about a story.

Make a list of Story Keys ahead of time so you know what you want to excite your readers about

Example: In Gone With The…

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