Comments on: Creative Writing Story Structure- advanced Part 2/12

By: koldkase77

koldkase77 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:29 +0000

Hey good stuff, …
Hey good stuff, maybe I should respond with my own video on what I know that you maybe dont, some things I have learned are from Robert McKee and Syd Field and alot from my college course, so maybe we can share ideas. I feel you dont like Robert McKee LOL you mention a funny reference once in one of these videos that seem to point towards him.

By: hartnell

hartnell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:29 +0000

This is very …
This is very helpful as I try to become a good writer. Maybe one day I will.

I am working through this series.

Thanks.

Paul

By: Vortexroman

Vortexroman — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:29 +0000

5++++++
5++++++

By: architectus777

architectus777 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:28 +0000

That would be cool. …
That would be cool. Syd Field is good, but John Truby’s Anatomy of Story makes his advice seem like an outline.

By: architectus777

architectus777 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:28 +0000

1. Revenge will not …
1. Revenge will not bring you peace.
2. We are conditioned to believe what we believe, and only when we realize this can we choose to move forward. Then we can use logic, experience, and evidence to find out own way.
3. Compassion is great. We should show it even to our enemies.

By: architectus777

architectus777 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:28 +0000

All of that wraps …
All of that wraps around the theme. The theme is the message behind the story, hidden in the subtext, if you will. It is main point you wish people to ponder. It is the message you want to tell the world.

In my novel Agija of Agukas, which is the novel that sprung from doing these videos, there are a few main themes.

By: ObeyBunny

ObeyBunny — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:28 +0000

Sorry, I’m having …
Sorry, I’m having difficulty understanding what you mean by theme. What does a theme do if it is completely separate from the main part of the story? All of your conflict, your character development, your action sequences, your shocking twists, your antagonist’s motivation to harm the protagonist, all of that happens in the main part of the story.

So what does a theme do if it’s independent of all that?

By: Nades129

Nades129 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:28 +0000

crackhead bad
crackhead bad

By: architectus777

architectus777 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:27 +0000

If you have a good …
If you have a good reason to. Perhaps like in Jaws, you want to show the danger to build tension, so you start with a character that dies right away, but the MC should be involed somehow.

in the Godfather, Puzo has a good reason to start with someone who is not the MC.

By: roxasroks

roxasroks — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:37:27 +0000

Is it reasonable to …
Is it reasonable to start a story with someone who is not the main character?