Creative Writing Story Structure- advanced Part 1/12

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In this video series I cover story structure and plot. I recommend the following books.

Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines by Jessica Page Morrell
The Anatomy of Story by John Truby
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.

Here is an up to date Story Guide. I like to look at this as I think of my stories.
http://masteredit.net/storystructure.htm

You can read the first chapter of my fantasy novel End of All by clicking the link below. It is a first draft.

http://www.webook.com/project/The-End-of-All

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[majicjhonson]

Does it work when a character does not know the goal? Even with plent of reason or explaination, the main character does not know what they are working to acheive. Would this work with plenty of clearly guided sub-plots?

[architectus777]

@majicjhonson The psychology behind good story telling is we care about what the character strongly desires, so long as the writer gave us reasons to care about the character. But if the character is content, then it will be hard to keep us interested. The character needs to want something and needs to try hard to get it. So long as the character is always trying to get something they strongly desire, we will be interested. So the ultimate goal they are going toward need not be known.

[Kingaskong1234]

what if your main character doesn't have a desire in the beginning of the story (you know just doing his job and enjoying it.) but rather later in the story he learns what he really wants.

[architectus777]

@Kingaskong1234 Often times desire and need aren't the same thing. The character desires the hot chick in school, but what he needs is the more nerdy chick that sits in the library. She will truly make him happy. But the character needs a goal, something he wants, something he is trying to get, or the story goes nowhere. The goals can change throughout the story.

[danicontessa]

I really like the way you break the information down. I totally agree with making the ending available to the writer/reader ahead of time, Kurt Vonnegut does this also. I feel like you've helped me more in these few minutes than my own creative writing workshop has done. Thanks so much for posting this and please continue to make more!

[cmaas5198]

any chance of posting to teachertube? youtube is blocked by many school districts; useful information

[beve83]

@architectus777 This is really very helpful. I got a lot out of this video!

[deneco4]

Awesome!

[Hauntedscotland]

This is absolutely great, many thanks for sharing!

[715andy715]

Screw bob I hate that guy. Na seriously though was interesting and helpful thanks

[715andy715]

Yo man fuck bob. Lol thanks was interesting and helpful

[AnyaEightySeven]

Did he said underlining instead of underlying?

[kokopellifan1]

Sub me for the upcoming Woods Show, which will serve as a platform to exchange ideas in regards to stories. If you sub me as a fellow writer, I will promote your channel at some point on the show.

Cheers

[SusanJones326]

My apologies if you've already answered this, but is "Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View' the correct name of the suggested reading? I can't find that exact name. Can you provide the name of the author? Thanks in advance! By the way, AWESOME series of videos... even the first round. (I've yet to watch the new and improved version. )

[architectus777]

@CrabTastingMan I'm not sure exactly what you're on about to be honest. However, being a writer doesn't automatically make you an emotional person, no more than being in the Mafia makes you Catholic.

[CrabTastingMan]

@architectus777 and I believe that believing that being emotional tend to be incorrect to be callow--the speaker is merely the carrier, and truths are there whether the messenger was emotional or not. And besides, coming from a writer, how can you degrade someone being emotional, that strong belief, and say it to use it to improve one's work? Hypocrite evident.