Ref: Pages 55 and 56 of the text by Robert Olmstead List five sets of characters, relatives, or friends who might have a conversation similar…
The storm will not best me.
There is a storm that threatens. It rises and sharpens its edge. I’m still bloody and tired from the last time. I hold fast to…
Elements of the Writing Craft. Part Two: Character, Lesson Forty-Four: Moving into Dialogue
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…