Ref: Pages 31 and 32 of the text by Robert Olmstead. List five examples like the lesson. Use the following frame.“( )” describes the (…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Twenty-four: Out of Dramatic Moment
Ref: Pages 30 and 31 of the text by Robert Olmstead. List five turning points in life. Begin: I will come back…I will come back…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Twenty-three: Into Dramatic Moment
Ref. Pages 29 and 30 of the text by Robert Olmstead Rewrite the first sentence of the lesson. Go from ten years to last week.I…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Twenty-two: Realization
Ref: Pages 28 and 29 of the text by Robert Olmstead 1. Write succinct, precise sentences that describe a procedure or task you know well.At…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Twenty One: Action to Interior
Ref: Pages 27 and 28 of the text by Robert Olmstead Make a list of phrases particular to a character expressing his or her own…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Twenty: Premonition
Ref: Pages 26 and 27 of the text by Robert Olmstead 1. Make a list of synonyms for realize, aware, presage. 2. Imagine you have…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Nineteen: Intention
Ref: Pages 25 and 26 of the text by Robert Olmstead 1. Imagine the intent to mail a letter, to stop for milk or gas…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Eighteen: Revelation
Ref: Pages 24 and 25 of the text by Robert Olmstead. 1. Make a list of ten times when your mind is not paying attention…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Seventeen: Deciding
Ref: Pages 23 and 24 of the text by Robert Olmstead Let a character make a decision at the outset of your story. Examine the…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One: Storytelling, Lesson Sixteen: Conflict
Ref: Pages 22 and 23 of the text by Robert Olmstead Make two lists, one for phrases similar to “I used to imagine…” and a…