Ref: Pages 54 and 55 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sentences that could describe a voice speaking and follow each with a…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Three: Characters in a Relationship.
Ref: Pages 53 and 54 of the text by Robert Olmstead. Name ten places where one character might observe a significant other.Entering the front door.At…
The Pinch
In storytelling, there is a device known as the pinch or pinch-points, where after an event, the character’s life is forever changed. I feel like…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Two: Characters in a Fight
Ref: Pages 52 and 53 of the text by Robert Olmstead. Imagine that rare encounter in which two people might come to blows. Who would…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-One: Characters with a Past
Make a list of five characters who are past their prime and are looking back.MinstrelSoldierAthleteSailorHunter Write about one of your five characters. Your first sentence…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty: Characters By Their Obsessions
What might someone develop a sensitivity to? List ten of these large concerns. Remember, this is the obsession that shows itself in the smaller habits.Order…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Thirty-Nine: Characters Who Talk to Themselves.
We are most apt to talk to ourselves when we are alone. List five occasions that allow a character to be alone. Name a character…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Thirty-Eight, Character’s First Words
Create a set of three characters. The lesson gives us a daughter, mother, and father. Make up five sets. Beatrice, Donnislova, IanElsie, Eoghan, SorchaErin, Brigid,…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Thirty-Seven, Characters Who Meet.
List three special meetings, times when people came together unexpectedly and a friendship ensued. For each, write down names, place, season and time of day.…
Characterization and Brigid Saehe
Into part two of Elements of the Writing Craft, going from Storytelling into Characterization. The lessons continue to be challenging. After all, the examples are…