Chillers and Thrillers

is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.

Showing posts with label inciting moment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inciting moment. Show all posts
Friday, January 21, 2011

Theme as the Springboard to a Story's Plot

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Dorothy Gale discovers she's not in Kansas anymore I usually start my stories with an inci...
Friday, August 13, 2010

Charles Fort

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman At the age of 42, Charles Fort inherited a small fortune from an uncle, which allowed him to quit work a...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Quick Tip: Redirect the Reader

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman I learned this trick from my sister, although, I suppose, other mothers and grandmothers may also know an...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Plot Meets Laws of Motion

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Since writers tend to look for metaphors everywhere, they’re apt to find some of them in the strangest pla...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Story Deck

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Imagine a deck of cards that consists of four suits: Characters, Settings, Inciting Moments, and Themes. O...
Saturday, March 1, 2008

Leftover Plots, Part I

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman    Some stories are so multi-faceted that they exhibit many possibilities beyond the dramatic and narrati...
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