Straight talk from the sisters about blood, sweat and ink
Welcome back to Masterplots Theater! We continue today with G is for Gothic. However, if you’re joining us for the first time, here are the masterplots we’ve covered so far: A is for Adventure B is for Buddy Love C is for Chosen One D is for Dystopia E is for Escape F is for …
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Welcome back to Masterplots Theater! Episodes thus far include: – A is for Adventure – B is for Buddy Love – C is for Chosen One – D is for Dystopia – E is for Escape Those last two masterplots were pretty intense, so today we’re going to lighten things up! If you love comedy, you might have a …
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Welcome to Masterplots Theater. In case you’re just joining us for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, here are the Masterplots we’ve covered so far this month: A is for Adventure B is for Buddy Love C is for Chosen One D is for Dystopia The Escape masterplot is just the way it sounds. …
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Welcome back to Masterplots Theater! So far we’ve covered: – A is for Adventure – B is for Buddy Love – C is for Chosen One And today we tackle Dystopia! Despite the cry of “dystopian stories are sooooo over!” new ones come out every month. It feels to me that dystopia is not just a trend; …
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It’s week two of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, and time for our next installment of Masterplots Theater. Episodes thus far include: – A is for Adventure – B is for Buddy Love If you like focusing on a strong central character, creating clear-cut moral conflicts and enjoy getting down and dirty with …
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Hope you’re back in your comfy chair and ready for another episode of Masterplots Theater! Perhaps you’ve been contemplating a story idea that has two compelling lead characters and can’t decide which is the true hero. Well, I have good news for you — maybe you don’t have to choose! Today we study a masterplot …
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If you were with us last week for Heather’s post on productivity, you know we announced our Blogging from A to Z Challenge theme, Masterplots Theater. Heather and I didn’t coin the term masterplot and I’m not sure who did. However, the idea comes from a familiar writing concept, namely that all stories have been …
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I’m fascinated by story structure, particularly by stories that are not perfectly linear. I love reading parallel plotlines, stream of consciousness narratives and stories with reverse chronology. I’ve experimented with all of these forms. And that means I’ve written a flashforward. A flashforward is a scene that takes place outside of the current timeline of …
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Welcome guest blogger Sara Letourneau! We connected with Sara on Twitter and through the many places she blogs (see bio below). Sara is super friendly, upbeat and knowledgeable, especially about writing fantasy, so we’re thrilled to have her here today to shed some light on the differences and similarities between high fantasy and epic fantasy. Take it …
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It’s easier to have discussions about foreshadowing techniques when almost everyone knows the story. Since The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS) was a runaway YA crossover bestseller and a major motion picture, I’m using it for my examples. Fingers crossed I’m not spoiling this story for too many people. Foreshadowing is a technique used to …
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