Archive for June, 2009
Short Story Structure - 13 Points You Don’t Want to Miss
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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All creative writers are bound to an invisible law of journalism. From the beginning of time, the same structure has been used. Every great writer uses it. But after this lesson, you will see that story structure is far more than the initial breakdown:
· Exposition – the beginning, what the story is about
· Conflict [...]
Star Trek hasnt reached the final frontier yet
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009The new star trek film seems to have beamed people aboard and kicked the franchise back into warp factor nine -i have no clue what ive just said there. The new movie has re-ignited peoples secret love for the sci fi series, and letting us get to know Kirk and co again. The film grossed [...]
Developing 2-D/3-D Characters - What are the Tricks?
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Three D characters are three-part beings. Just what does that mean? It means they must be like real people who have nuances, nervous habits, attitudes, bad habits, good habits, a past, present, and future, and sometimes unpredictable. Do they have a mental history? Will they be able to appropriately deal with their mental problems? [...]
Dangerous but fun movie merchandise that needs to be made
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009You can get almost any movie merchandise you want nowadays -books, mugs, t-shirts and so on and so forth. But lets be honest- this isnt the merchandise we were hoping for -if your going to give us some promotional merchandise, make it exciting, fun -and deadly. These are the movie spin off gear we all [...]
Writing Dialog Secrets
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When you have finished reading this article, you will have a good idea on how to write believable dialogue and know when you can break the rules.
Using effective dialog is a main part of any story. Good dialog moves the story forward whiles it brings life to the characters. Dialog engages readers while you [...]
Writing Transition Sentences
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Creative writers and journalists sometimes have the problem of smoothly transitioning from one paragraph to the other, especially when they are changing the subject. This is a learned skill that is not hard to master. By reading this article, you will learn the tricks.
When we writers hop from one topic to another without a [...]
