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Angie is learning about teaching math and either making connections to learning and writing…or developing a unified theory of everything. Elizabeth is in diffuse, “what if” mode, exploring her real values. As they delve into conversation about premise–an expression of values in a story–and limiting belief–the thinking that needs changing in a character, Angie asserts that what can seem like a blunt tool in writing, can come across subtle, enriching ways in reading. They explore how to use these tools to brainstorm and tap into the unconscious, how to develop and understand the psychology behind a character’s behavior, and how structure might mirror premise.
Links in this episode:
Link to free class on Writing in the Time of Covid.
Craft Class and Story Development
Dorothy Allison sorry about Shannon Pearl/ fire — is embedded in her novel Bastard Out of Carolina
Lajos Egri The Art of Dramatic Writing
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Heather Young The Distant Dead
Story Makers Episode with Heather Young
NYT What’s Happenjng in this Graph? Pandemic Consumer Spending
Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival–everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.
The hosts:
Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.
Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.