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…