How to fix a broken story
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This document discusses how to fix a broken story by focusing on the key elements of character, plot, opening, and ending. It emphasizes that characters should be well-developed and have clear wants and goals that motivate the story. The opening should hook readers with action or an interesting problem. The plot should create complications that challenge the character and keep readers engaged. Finally, the ending must make sense based on the events of the story and not rely on predictable cliches.
How to fix a broken story
- 1. Presented by 息 Jeni Mawter www.literaturelive.net
- 2. What is a story? Story = what characters do (action) + in a place (setting) + at some time (event).
- 3. What must a story have? A character (s) A plot
- 5. How is this story broken? Think about 1) character 2) opening 3) action or plot 4) ending
- 6. Characters can be people or animals. What story has a character like this?
- 7. Other Types of Characters Anthropomorphic Mythological
- 8. Other Types of Characters Science Fiction Fantasy
- 9. We have to care about characters Characters have human thoughts, wants and feelings. What character dont you care about? Why?
- 10. Characters must want something What might these characters want?
- 11. Characters go on a journey Characters change through the course of the story. Does the character have to change? Yes! Change means: Emotional Psychological Physical Intellectual
- 12. Plot Plot is the action of the story. Things happen. Things must go wrong.
- 13. Plot continued What complications can arise?
- 14. Stories have beginnings, middles and endings Beginnings must hook the reader. Middles cannot be boring. Endings cannot be predictable.
- 15. How can we fix character? Character Profile Name: Age: What does the Family: Friends: character want Personality: Likes and the most? dislikes: Fears: Secret:
- 16. How can we fix the opening? Start with action or a problem. Unusual or interesting. No clich辿s or expected openings.
- 17. Opening Sentence Hook your reader. Write an interesting opening sentence.
- 18. How can we fix the plot? What does the character want? What is stopping him/her from getting it? See What if? in Activity Pack
- 19. How can we fix the ending? The ending must make sense with the story. No clich辿s.
- 20. Summary: To fix a broken story Character - Care? - Want something? Opening - Hook? - Start with action or problem?
- 21. Summary: To fix a broken story Plot - Boring? - What stops the character? Ending - Clich辿d or predictable? - Not relevant to the story.
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