Of Dark Places, Irrevocable Decisions, and Transubstantiation…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
The pull to reach the summit of action in a novel or story requires the writer to look within.
More than that we must reach down into those dark places where fears and hidden joys lurk.
It is here when connecting with our those aspects of life that frighten us we uncover the yearnings and desires that motivate and drive our protagonists and supporting cast.
Tags: altar, climax, denouement, desires, dividends, drive, emotional, energy, Eucharist, irrevocable, journey, memory, physical, protagonist, resolution, sacrifice, spiritual, summit, supporting cast, time, transformation, transubstantiation, writing, yearning
The Dollars and Sense of Writing
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Why should I read this book? This is the question every reader holds when cracking open the pages of any novel, or work of fiction and deciding whether to invest money and time into purchasing and reading it.
Tags: dreams, E. M. Forster, engaging, entertainment, fiction, identification, information, investment, knowledge, money, movies, non-fiction, protagonist, reading, time, viewing
So You Want to Write a Story: Where the Action Is
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Once you have established the general place and time of a novel there remains the specifics of where the majority of action takes place.
Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the major [...]
Tags: action, backdrop, character, craft, dialogue, drive, epiphany, future, motivation, novel, past, personality, present, protagonist, setting, signs, symbols, time, transcendence, transformation, writing
So You Want to Write a Story: How=Story
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
A story can be seen as answering six essential questions: Who, What, Where, When Why, and How?
Who concerns the characters.
What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma.
Where describes the setting.
When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or future.
Tags: backstory, beginning, characters, dilemma, future, history, how, middle, novel, past, protagonist, questions, situation, story, thesis, time, what, when, where, who, why, writing
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