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Current WIP list
this'll just be a reminder for those who've followed me from my old journal - but here is a pretty much comprehensive list of my current WIPs:
LEXI'S STORY
Alexis is the main character in this, my oldest WIP - it's a high fantasy - i've only just recently become less protective of the information about it - now everything that i've posted in regards ( Read more... ) -
more notes on story concept. . .
because i am always impressed with the concept articles by Larry Brooks - today's notes are an excerpt from A Clearer Understanding of Concept:
“The Great Gatsby’ - that concept is: “what if you believed you had to become rich to find love, because the love of your life is a gold digger?”
That’s not a premise, because there is no Gatsby or Daisy ( Read more... ) -
synopsis help
an excerpt from The Word Writers Dread by Stina Lindenblatt: TIPS FOR WRITING SYNOPSIS
Where’s the ending?
The query should intrigue the agent or editor enough to request your manuscript. It’s like the blurb on the back cover of a book. You don’t want to reveal the ending of your story in the query. This is a major difference between the query and ( Read more... ) -
what if. . . .
what if our guardian angels are not just our loved ones who've passed - what if they're angels of the appropriate sex (depending on your orientation) who have been "assigned" to you because they've fallen in love with you? as i wrote in my twitter the other day, what if the concept is this: it is only when you love him/her most that you can find ( Read more... ) -
notes on story concept. . .
Beware the Under-Cooked Story Concept by Larry Brooks
(special thanks, of course, to jongibbs or putting this on his weekly roundup!)- idea does not equal concept
- theme does not equal concept
- concept "describes more than what the story is about, it opens the door to a dramatic question"
- "what is the concept for your story?"
- "what is my hero’s core story goal… ( Read more... )
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more writing notes
from Larry Brooks' article "Staple This To Your Forehead"- The highest goal of your storytelling is to write about something happening.
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to hold myself accountable. . . .
i came across the following Cracked.com article today:
6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person
in the light of this, i present my list for next year:
- i will finish my first book about the wolves (there are at least two more stories in this universe =D)
- i will lose at least 10 lbs (hopefully more like 20-25, will start with counting calories ( Read more... )
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because this sounds fun! =D
Tell me about a story I haven't written, and I'll give you one sentence from that story. -
creativity month
So NaNoWriMo is officially in swing - now I'm not gonna commit to that in any official fashion (I think maybe that intimidates me) - BUT - I am going to make a concerted effort to dedicate this month to creativity in my house - I have a sewing project or two to get done, but there's also the wolves howling - and I watched a trailer for the origin ( Read more... ) -
DEAR LIVEJOURNAL
My Dearest Livejournal,
please stop trying to "fix" what isn't broken - you are not facebook - those of us that are here stick around because you are so UNLIKE facebook - please stop making the differences disappear
all my love,
Becca
(livejournal user since 2004)