04 13,2009
Imagine New Worlds and Write with Chad Corrie…
Did you find it a bit crazy that we our 13th episode is being aired on the 13th of April…we do…but, hey, there are crazier things…so, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show…
Quote by Samuel Johnson
Poem from Amy Lowell – Azure And Gold
Guest Conversation with Chad Corrie
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07 12,2009
Visit with us this week as we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about setting and creating a solid foundation on which to build your story…
Setting up what follows…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III
Quote by Margaret Atwood
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07 20,2009
Plot your plot…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III
Quote by Walt Disney: ““Ideas come from curiosity. When I settle one idea, my confidence takes command; and nothing can shake it, and I am constant to it until it comes a reality. Then I drop it abruptly, and rarely mention it again.”
Poem from John E. Murray, III:
Up, Up, and You get the Picture
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08 01,2009
Adding character to your characters…Conversations about writing…Chad Corrie & John E Murray III
Quote by Jim Henson: “Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”
This week, we talk about characters, how they start, and how they grow into the breath of their stories…
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10 04,2009
Add a conflict or don’t…being conflicted within your story…
In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about conflict in a story. Stories need conflict of some sort to grow, progress, and maintain interest. What is the conflict within your story? How have you let it grow?
Listen in as we discuss the basics and some examples of different types of conflict.
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10 11,2009
Get motivated and create action within your stories…
In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about motive and influencing action within a story. Why do characters behave the way they do? Where do the characters look to motivation? Well, if you are a writer, these items originate and grow from you.
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10 18,2009
You’ve heard this before…or, maybe we forgot to include the foreshadowing…
In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about foreshadowing and tying up your story. What information did you feed your readers? Did you give them enough information to keep reading? Does the ending make sense to the characters, writers, and readers?
Quote of the week:
“The way of a man’s heart will be foreshadowed by what goodness lies in him – coming from above, and from around; but a way foreshadowed is not a way made.”
~ Donald G. Mitchell
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