Category: Essentials

  • How to Improvise? Encounters

    How to Improvise? Encounters

    Every Story is a chain of Encounters. Discoveries & Crisis, punctuated by phases of Rest. Each Scene is an Encounter. How do you create surprising Encounters? Summary – 6 steps to memorable Encounters Define the Atmosphere Define the Issue Define the Stakes Define the Options Fight Negotiate Flee Define the Outcome Define the Aftermath Encounters…

  • How to Improvise? Coherence & Consistency

    How to Improvise? Coherence & Consistency

    Coherence is defined by the presence of certain Elements. It is a Quality issue. Consistency is defined by the intensity/rhythm at which these Elements are used. It is a Quantity issue. Coherence & Consistency form a Cohesion. Summary – 6 steps to a Cohesive Story Create the Main Story. Write your Ending. Create 4 to…

  • How to Create a Setting? Mystery

    How to Create a Setting? Mystery

    Mysteries are Enticing. They’re both a Demonstration & a Story. And they look complicated to craft. Though, all you need is People acting in a simple Time frame. Summary – 5 steps to Mystery Define the Location where the Crime is perpetrated. Define a Time Frame. Establish the Relationships : Victim Suspects Investigator Perpetrator Display…

  • How to Plan your Story efficiently?

    How to Plan your Story efficiently?

    You have too many Stories. And too little Time. Planning may be enjoyable, but you rather write your Stories. How do you Plan efficiently? Here’s how. Summary – 4 steps to an efficient Plan Create a Character group. Define your Intent. Create your Group. Plan your Story. Create 4 to 6 Organizations 3 to 5…

  • How to Draw simple Maps?

    How to Draw simple Maps?

    Why draw Maps for your Stories? Maps bring visual information. They bring Clarity. They reveal the Complexity of your World. How to Draw them? By Balancing Clarity & Complexity. Summary – 6 steps to a simple Map Define the Limits of your Map. Place all the Fundamental Locations. Link all these Locations, or most of…