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Planning & Outlining Memoir

  By zae Storytelling

Preparation is hailed as the most important factor in NaNoWriMo success. Not the biggest problem for folks venturing a fictitious realm. But what of us memoir rebels? Memoir is [based on] fact. It features tales of a person’s life, told as truthfully as memory allows. Preparation, then, seems like it’d be an… Continue reading

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Choosing Your Story’s Medium

  By zae Storytelling

A few years back, I spent NaNoWriMo working on an old story idea. At the time, the story was severely underdeveloped. The characters had no personalities, the plot was practically non-existent. It was an idea that refused to become more. So I set it aside until last year when I tried it… Continue reading

Tagged   adaptations, nanowrimo, writing
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Disrupting Timelines With Time Travel

  By zae Storytelling

I have somewhat of a personal vendetta against time travel. It’s a tricky endeavor. You must familiarize yourself with the many rules and paradoxes the story’s world subscribes to. All before incorporating it into your writing, lest you get lost in the madness. Take the season four premiere of Sanctuary… Continue reading

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A Study In Character Introductions

  By zae Storytelling

For the past several weeks, I’ve been attending a screenwriting workshop in New York City. Described as a “fusion” class, participants write and discuss scripts for both film and television. I’m working on a story I’ve struggled to write as both novel and short story. I figured maybe tackling it… Continue reading

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Creating Realistic Character Relationships

  By zae Storytelling

Relationships influence and affect how each of us relates to the larger world. It makes sense, then, that stories manifest our relationships. Even the lack of interactive relationships are a fun road to travel in the writing world, as Wilson reminds us every day—though that is a type of relationship in and… Continue reading

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Four Types Of Villainy

  By zae Storytelling

Last time, I described the key ingredients to investing in a good hero. Now, let’s flip it around and talk villains. Because creating a convincing villain is, in my opinion, one of the hardest challenges as a writer. That being the case, this might be a big longer than my… Continue reading

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Anatomy Of A Hero

  By zae Storytelling

Everyone loves a hero, am I right? A story’s centerpiece. The person destined to save the world. Likable. Relatable. Practically flawless at times… Earlier this year, I wrote about a TED Talks video with J.J. Abrams. Around 12:20, Abrams advises us to invest in our characters. He says the focus… Continue reading

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Lessons From The ‘Mystery Box’ Concept

  By zae Storytelling

About a year ago, I stumbled across this TED Talks video from J.J. Abrams, creator of television’s ALIAS and LOST. He has, and continues to be a positive inspiration to my own writing. This video illustrates a few reasons why he remains influential to me. Subtleties of Film Abrams’ talk epitomizes the impact his creations have had… Continue reading

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