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Unique You: Writing Part 5

by Sam Agro

The Gut

Okay, we know we need our intellectual and logical mind to: A) Learn our nuts and bolts writing basics, and to: B) Do our research and exploration of real-life elements that inform our story; no matter how bizarre the content may be, and to: C) Create a plausible “internal logic” for the narrative.

Then we must add [click to continue...]

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Breaking The Code

by Sam Agro

Whew! That status thing took a lot of entries!

Okay, next we’ll talk about the PHILOSOPHY and theMORALITY of your characters.

Everyone has a fundamental PHILOSOPHY by which they [click to continue...]

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Highs And Lows

by Sam Agro

Now let’s discuss HIGH STATUS and LOW STATUS

A person who is HIGH STATUS, handles themselves well, physically and intellectually. They are capable, smart, incisive, and able to tackle almost anything. [click to continue...]

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Barbarians At The Gate 2

by Sam Agro

Okay, after figuring out the basic beats of my story, I made some loose roughs in my sketchbook. Here they are:

Barbarians At The Gate 2 - Figure 1 [click to continue...]

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Ego Trip

by Sam Agro

Our last type of conflict is MAN vs. HIMSELF.

This is an INTERNAL CONFLICT of a moral or ethical nature. (Or possibly an internal battle over a personality flaw)

Any choice that could go against [click to continue...]

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Where’s it happening?

by Sam Agro

WHERE is another key element in the SETUP of a narrative.

Obviously, even short stories like those found in comic books, have several locations. However, one will be the KEY LOCATION. A Superman story might spend most of the narrative in the large, active city of Metropolis. [click to continue...]

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