Places and things, mainly
... in background information, characterization, history, and worldbuilding, any and all of which move the story forward. One does this not ...
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Awareness
... or anything, really – is like taking a trip around the world; no matter how much preparation you’ve done or how carefully you’ve ...
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... complex and fluid than those in the everyday corporate world. Few writers think in these terms, but an awful lot of them could ...
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... stepmother’s struggles to establish her children in a world that’s not kind to single mothers, on the effect the story has on minor ...
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... something like this: 1) The hero starts in his Ordinary World. 2) He receives a Call to Adventure, which he 3) either is ... him 5) Crossing the Threshold to the “extra-ordinary world” of his adventures. 6) He faces Tests, Allies, and Enemies until ...
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... be crushed when they are faced with genuine, real-world criticism. There’s truth on both sides, but I confess that my ...
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... le Guin’s work since I was thirteen and Rocannon’s World showed up at the News Agency where my Dad let us each buy a book or comic ... finally accepting his shadow-self; the creepy underground world of the young priestess; the omnipresent ocean voyages; and above all, the ...
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... narrator (like every human being) has his, her, or its own worldview and personal biases that affect the way they tell the story. Even if ... objective, the author, also being human, likewise has a worldview that can’t help affecting what they write and how they write ...
Search again:Backstory, part 2
... backstory for their characters and/or background for their world may find it hard to believe that readers will understand what is going on ...
Search again:Fixing what’s broke
... hint about a character’s background? Flesh out the world and backstory, or just give the characters (and reader) a bit of ...
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