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The mirror moment and door #2. The Mirror Moment Write your novel from the middle James Scott Bell Midpoint (of story, may not actually be): A look in the mirror Who am I? What have I become? What MUST I become? Or I am probably going to die Finding strength to keep going
Crucible: arena of conflict What binds the two combatants together? Thriller Reason the bad guy keeps going Is not going to give up Moral or professional duty to continue (eg police, detective) Eg The Odd Couple Friends but very different Felix is suicidal as his wife has left him Oscar, as his friend, […]
Structure – Door #1 Structure is the software for your imagination Putting the story in the right order allows people to read it in the best way possible : Beginning Middle End Or as some people have: Beginning Muddle End Concept: Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Pillars go deep into the […]
Objective: 1. The killer The answer A loved one Revenge Eg It happened one night : Clarke Gable and Claudette C both want something They need to work together to get what they both want 2. To get away from something The past Self
This was a full day seminar, really good with ideas for plotting and structure. James Scott Bell was a good presenter, and had a lot of examples from movies and books to illustrate discussion topics. Overall it was a good day (except seating arrangements, but that is a different story). My main comments were that […]
The professional writers workshop was on today, so I wasn’t required. For the past few years Penguin has hosted a cocktail party on the Thursday night, but for some reason this year they did not. And by the time I found that out (and confirmed I had today off work), the fundraising Literacy High Tea […]
Shannon Curtis – coordinator Jennifer Brasel, Keziah Hill, Paula Roe, others 7 – 10 August 2014 Theme: Romance Rocks Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Confirmed presenters: – James Scott Bell (Plot and Structure, also zombie legal thriller series) – Cherry Adair More will follow, stay tuned! Features: – Thursday – Professional author day – literacy […]
Sarah Wendell – You gotta catch a wave Title is a tribute to a Beach Boys song – make sure you say thank you to the people who assist you eg sponsors who give chocolate and free wifi – don’t forget to look behind you – see what you did, be proud of what you […]
Kim Hudson – Does Fear drive us? can’t be in a fear based world and a love based world simultaneously fear based = heroic loved based = artistic – be the best you can be – hold that in your heart as you write – in the love based world, very internally motivated ‘how does […]
Ken Milling (Psychoanalyst, Jungian): Confessions of a psychopath – what writers get wrong Books, tv and film are filled with stereotypes and common misportrayals of bad guys, broken families and other dysfunctional characters. – how writers can look beyond the same-old-same-old of dameage and disorders for the really gritty and interesting aspects of what turns […]