'Writers possess only four tools: research, experience, empathy, and imagination. Fortunately, whole worlds can be built from them."
David Corbett
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"A story spans the distance from "before" to "after," when things are in flux. Therefore a story inherently chronicles something that is changing. Usually that "something" revolves around a problem the protagonist must solve in order to actually get from the shores of "before" to the banks of "after.""
Wired for Story by Lisa Cron "A novel is a chronicle of change." Richard Peck "It’s very important to introduce us to a character with a very clear goal. It’s very important to establish what is in the way of that goal—what or who. It’s very important to establish what happens if they don’t get it—that’s the stakes. The major dramatic question should be very clear, and I should be curious by that question." Agent CeCe Lyra on the Writer’s On Writing podcast recorded February 1, 2024 |
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