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Aristotle
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Aristotle
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Friday, March 12, 2021
The Ending of the Tale
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Copyright 2021 by Michael Williams In this post, Michael Williams concludes his remarks about writing a well-plotted story along the lines ...
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Benefits of Alternate Endings: Pick One
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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman It was fashionable in Hollywood, at one time, to produce movies that have alternate endings . Holl...
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Three Girls Walk into a Forest, and . . . .
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Girl Eaten by a Tree by Mark Ryden What strikes you about this picture? What is the first thing that draws your attention? ...
Friday, March 13, 2020
Make Sure that Your Story's Monster Is Integral to Its Setting: Aristotle and Poe Insist upon It
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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman Judging by its trailer, the monster of The Sand (2015) is integral to the movie's setting: ...
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Modeling the Three-Act Plot Formula
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Plotting a story is often difficult for many (most?) writers. This post may make the job a bit easier. According to Aristotle...
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Plotting Board, Part 8
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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman Although there are several patterns of plots, one is the three-part structure described by Aristotle...
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