Healing Broken Circles
Published on Dec 11, 2020
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How was your experience in "exploding the moment" or diffusing the moment?"
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Is it plot?
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Why or why not?
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What does plot do?
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Recount Events
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Structure is Not Story
"Do not confuse traditional (or nearly traditional) plotting and story structure with formulaic storytelling. Many of the greatest literary stories adhere to traditional structures. The structure of a work does not dictate the story told, the theme addressed, or the style of the writer.
Schnelbach, S. D., & Wyatt, C. S. ( 18 April, 2020 ). Tameri Guide for Writers. Retrieved [date accessed], from https://www.tameri.com
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Boy: It’s really cold.
Man: I know.
Boy: Where are we?
Man: Where are we?
Boy: Yes.
Man: I don’t know.
Boy: If we were going to die would you tell me?
Man: I don’t know. We’re not going to die.
from The Road, Cormac McCarthy
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What is under the words often lies the story?
(Play text/subtext: what is under the words?)
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Let us listen to Martin Scorsese
Other writers might have different priorities, but for me, the chief goal of my novels is not plot or premise or pacing, but to evoke a certain feeling. I will sacrifice most anything in order to change someone's mood in a certain way. I can't do that without careful navigation of metaphor and character development.
Here's the thing: when you're toying with people's emotions, they can't notice that you're doing it, or the effect is ruined. You have to be a sneaky puppet master, working in between the lines, never telling the reader how they are supposed to feel but nonetheless getting them there in the end. https://maggiestiefvater.com/dissecting-pages-for-mood
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"Mood is my mission statement, my touchstone."
Maggie Stiefvater
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Homework: Work on a story that needs shared and instead of working on plot, PLAY with Trouble, Character, and Mood--perhaps start with Mood
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