In today’s “Prewriting” post, we’ll discuss working titles, short synopses, and the ever-elusive story question.
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Tag Archives: Story Questions
On Storytelling Terminology: Questions (2 of 2)
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tweet This week we’re talking about industry terms, and specifically focusing on the questions that keep people reading. Yesterday I talked about the gimmicks–hooks and plates–but today I want to talk about your load-bearing questions. These are the questions that form the foundation of your story. They’re the questions that drive your protagonist through some […]
On Storytelling Terminology: Questions (1 of 2)
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tweet At long last, I’m going to fulfill a promise made weeks ago. I’m going to teach you some storytelling terminology. As I admitted to Joshua Unruh yesterday, I tend to work off a couple different writing glossaries that use some overlapping but non-identical terms. That means when I say “plot point” in one context […]
