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Due Friday, April 17:
Take Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling and pick two that stand out to you. Discuss how how Pixar used them in Rataouille. Do you think they were used effectively? Do you think they could have been better applied?
For class Wednesday, April 1:
Go to this website for the tutorial.
For class Friday, March 27:
Choose one of the following prompts from this page and write for 5 minutes. Please email it to me at [email protected] when you're finished.
Then, go to this page and pick one of the links that most interests you. (You've visited this page before, but there should be another link you like.)
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Monday, February 2:
Choose one of the following prompts from Write Line blog and write for 5 minutes. Please email it to me at [email protected] when you're finished.
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Wednesday, December 10:
Go to this page and pick one of the links to read.
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Friday, December 5:
Go to this page and pick one of the links to read.
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
The working link to #9 is here.
For class Friday, November 7:
Capture a moment! First, read this article.
Now, focus on a moment that means something to you. (Try to choose a quieter one.) It can be a moment in your life. Or you can work from a story you're working on: a moment in a character's life.
Dive into this moment (If your narration is a camera, think of it zooming in. What music might be playing? Who or what would that camera focus on?).
Write at least 200 words, then email it to me, or leave a handwritten copy with the subsitute.
NaNoWriMo prep
Here are a few resources on:
World Building
An Impatient Writer's Approach to World Building, by Victoria Strauss
Five Foundations of World Building, by Malinda Lo
Writing Fantasy: Tools and Techniques, by Brent Weeks
Dialogue
Newton's Third Law of Writing, Dave King at Writer Unboxed
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue, Write to Done
Writing Authentic Dialog, Burnonia Barry at Writer Unboxed
Fine print: I found useful information in these articles. When I checked the sites, they didn't contain any inappropriate material or ads. However, please use your common sense when clicking through or reading!
Take Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling and pick two that stand out to you. Discuss how how Pixar used them in Rataouille. Do you think they were used effectively? Do you think they could have been better applied?
For class Wednesday, April 1:
Go to this website for the tutorial.
For class Friday, March 27:
Choose one of the following prompts from this page and write for 5 minutes. Please email it to me at [email protected] when you're finished.
Then, go to this page and pick one of the links that most interests you. (You've visited this page before, but there should be another link you like.)
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Monday, February 2:
Choose one of the following prompts from Write Line blog and write for 5 minutes. Please email it to me at [email protected] when you're finished.
- They fired into the silent night...
- A subtle chafing of water against stone...
- Slips of haiku, fluttering to earth...
- The train came from the wrong place...
- She'd summoned him...
- He wouldn't take the money...
- I knew I was made for better things...
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Wednesday, December 10:
Go to this page and pick one of the links to read.
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
For class Friday, December 5:
Go to this page and pick one of the links to read.
Go to "Checking In" below and give me a 3-4 sentence description of how you might apply this to your work in progress.
The working link to #9 is here.
For class Friday, November 7:
Capture a moment! First, read this article.
Now, focus on a moment that means something to you. (Try to choose a quieter one.) It can be a moment in your life. Or you can work from a story you're working on: a moment in a character's life.
Dive into this moment (If your narration is a camera, think of it zooming in. What music might be playing? Who or what would that camera focus on?).
Write at least 200 words, then email it to me, or leave a handwritten copy with the subsitute.
NaNoWriMo prep
Here are a few resources on:
World Building
An Impatient Writer's Approach to World Building, by Victoria Strauss
Five Foundations of World Building, by Malinda Lo
Writing Fantasy: Tools and Techniques, by Brent Weeks
Dialogue
Newton's Third Law of Writing, Dave King at Writer Unboxed
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue, Write to Done
Writing Authentic Dialog, Burnonia Barry at Writer Unboxed
Fine print: I found useful information in these articles. When I checked the sites, they didn't contain any inappropriate material or ads. However, please use your common sense when clicking through or reading!
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