Story Construction – Check List
1.Did it begin well – or can you suggest an alternative opening? 2. Can you picture the setting? 3. Is there an atmosphere (happy, sad, eerie, etc)? 4. Were the characters credible? 5 .Did you understand what was happening? Too complicated? 6. Did it flow well or was it disjointed at all? 7. What did you enjoy […]
Creating Characters
Character is revealed via: 1. Physical description 2. Psychological description – motives, personality, prejudices, blind spots, attitude towards self and what an individual prefers to keep secret 3. What the individual doesn’t share, shares and how it is said 4. The thoughts, insights and feelings of the individual 5. Affiliations – with whom the individual chooses to associate and be intimate, who is avoided, and any preferences for solitude and silence 6. How others react to or comment on […]
