BW Update
BW Progress: Revision 3.5 - MR Units and 5 senses
BW Progress: Revision 3.0 - Rewrite
BW Progress: Revision 3.1 - Show, not Tell
BW Progress: Revision 3.2 - Paragraph edit
BW Progress: Revision 3.3 - Merge
BW Progress: Revision 3.4 - Flow
BW Progress: Revision 3.5 - MR Units and 5 senses
7007 / 7007 (words)(100%)
BW Progress: Revision 3.6 - Elimination - Search and Destroy!
BW Progress: Revision 3.7 - Sentence edit - for grammar
BW Progress: Revision 3.8 - Read Aloud
BW Progress: Revision 4.0 - Beta Readers, again!
Reading the book[amazon.com] helped me review some of the fundamentals.
I may have written this elsewhere, but repetition is the key to remembering, so here I go.
The story should follow through scenes and sequels.
Scene: Goal → Conflict → Disaster
Sequel: Reaction → Dilemma → Decision
Within each, specially in a scene, M-R units should form each paragraphs/ideas. Motivation for the view character always come first, then reaction.
Motivation: A sentence without the view character
Reaction: With the view character's...using five senses
5 senses: smell, sight, touch/feel, taste, sound (use taste and smell more often)
As for the order of the reaction... Feel → Thought → Action (do/say)
And always start with place, character, purpose and possible disaster to avoid confusion in readers.
Similar to my 'Show, not Tell' revision, I found it helpful to actually highlight the MS in two separate colors. It forced me to slow down and check each MR units. I think I caught four or five passages that I was able to improve.
One thing I noticed is that this particular revision doesn't fix character or overall plot issues. It's too focused.
So I still have the issue of considering a dumb idea as the great idea...and need a reader to point them out. Sigh. Hopefully I'll live and learn.
BW Progress: Revision 3.0 - Rewrite
BW Progress: Revision 3.1 - Show, not Tell
BW Progress: Revision 3.2 - Paragraph edit
BW Progress: Revision 3.3 - Merge
BW Progress: Revision 3.4 - Flow
BW Progress: Revision 3.5 - MR Units and 5 senses
7007 / 7007 (words)(100%)
BW Progress: Revision 3.6 - Elimination - Search and Destroy!
BW Progress: Revision 3.7 - Sentence edit - for grammar
BW Progress: Revision 3.8 - Read Aloud
BW Progress: Revision 4.0 - Beta Readers, again!
Reading the book[amazon.com] helped me review some of the fundamentals.
I may have written this elsewhere, but repetition is the key to remembering, so here I go.
The story should follow through scenes and sequels.
Scene: Goal → Conflict → Disaster
Sequel: Reaction → Dilemma → Decision
Within each, specially in a scene, M-R units should form each paragraphs/ideas. Motivation for the view character always come first, then reaction.
Motivation: A sentence without the view character
Reaction: With the view character's...using five senses
5 senses: smell, sight, touch/feel, taste, sound (use taste and smell more often)
As for the order of the reaction... Feel → Thought → Action (do/say)
And always start with place, character, purpose and possible disaster to avoid confusion in readers.
Similar to my 'Show, not Tell' revision, I found it helpful to actually highlight the MS in two separate colors. It forced me to slow down and check each MR units. I think I caught four or five passages that I was able to improve.
One thing I noticed is that this particular revision doesn't fix character or overall plot issues. It's too focused.
So I still have the issue of considering a dumb idea as the great idea...and need a reader to point them out. Sigh. Hopefully I'll live and learn.