tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post4131953057261291816..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.284-04:00Comments on Eclectic writer: Writing Tips Plotting continuedJanet Lane Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488093917556546485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-62681811444666814922010-05-08T18:40:03.228-04:002010-05-08T18:40:03.228-04:00Good stuff, thanks for the tips!Good stuff, thanks for the tips!Shoshanna Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172269305910566840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-72697936771516494062010-05-08T14:56:49.314-04:002010-05-08T14:56:49.314-04:00The tension caused by the car chase or the explo...The tension caused by the car chase or the exploding volano do not necessarily have to be maintained. In fact, the act of fleeing or escaping the volcano should be somewhat resolved, ratcheting the tension into another place: out of the frying pan into the fire, between a rock and a hard place.<br /> I recently came across the following on someone's blog. I want to say it was a well-known writer, but I took it down in long hand and don't remember who, or where I stumbled across it. For some reason, I'm thinking it must have been Roxanne St. Claire. In any event, this is what she strives for in each scene:<br /> 1. the character's goal is clear<br /> 2. there is tensionn regarding that goal and other goals<br /> 3. an arc is completed --there is a beginning, middle and end<br /> 4. the story is furthered and complicated<br /> 5. the reader has more than she had before<br /> 6. the reader wants to turn the page.Terrihttp://dreamvoyagers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com