Tag: Storytelling
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How to summarize your Story in 1 Page?
Presenting a whole book is tedious. A Summary allows you to pitch your story. A 1 page Summary, or 1-Pager, contains all the essential information on your Story. It helps the reader to get into the Story. Summary – 4 steps to a 1-Pager Write the Title, which is your Core Theme Write 4 paragraphs,…
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How to write better Fights?
A Fight is a dangerous situation. Fights should be Efficient. They should be Surprising. They should be delivered in Diverse manners. And, they can even be funny. Summary – 6 steps to better Combat Explain the Stakes through the scene Display the Constrains Offer the Characters Resources Display every pertinent Options Negotiation/Trade Assault/Kill Neutralization/Capture Deliver…
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How to write Fables? FAQ
Fables are Symbolic tales. Fables may be the best way to Start writing. They can also test the simplicity & clarity of experienced writers. Fables are Cycles. Summary – 6 Steps to a Fable The Characters Discover the World. They Journey to the Place they are looking for. They meet a Threat. They Defeat this…
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How to create a Backstory easily? episode 2
Your Character will quit the Place she’s born in. Wherever it is the Physical Location or the Identity she’s born with. She will Evolve. How do you define her Evolution from her Backstory? Summary – 5 steps to a Background Define how the Character’s Origins disappointed her. Create a Goal justifying her Departure. In search…
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The Easiest way to Improvise – Combine 2 Elements
How do you Improvise? Combine 2 Things. Which Things? Any Things. Summary – 4 steps to an easy Improvisation Pick a 1st Element Add a 2nd Element Define 3 Relationships between these 2 Elements Add another Element Improvisation is Visualization. Imagining the Object, Character or Environment you try to flesh out is the easiest way…