 Drama: October 31, 2007 Issue [#2034] |
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This week: Edited by: StephBee  
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Drama is:
#1 - The Greek word for "action."
#2 - A real situation or succession of events having the dramatic progression or emotional content of a play.
Whether you're writing a short story or a novel, both formats require plot. Plot is basically "what happens" in the story. To hold your drama together, you need plot. |
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Plot holds the story together. Plot addresses the following elements in writing:
What is the story about?
Is anything happening in the story? What's the action?
Why should I keep reading?
Why should I care?
When plotting your story, there are a few basics that, when applied, help you, the writer, to come up with a solid plot everytime. It's known as the LOCK principle.
L (lead)
Remember, a solid plot starts with an interesting lead character. The lead character must be compelling - someone the reader will connect with and want to read about throughout the novel.
O (objective)
Does our lead character have a desire? A want? An objective? Having an objective keeps the lead character from getting stale.
C (confrontation)
Throw some stuff at your lead and make things tough for him or her to reach their objective.
K (knockout)
Give your readers a knockout ending. Satisify your reader. Did your lead reach their objective?
Character driven vs plot driven fiction
Plot driven fiction is heavy on the action and light on the characterization. Character driven fiction is heavy on character, light on action. Decide what the focus of your story is and start constructing your plot from there.
Establish these elements early on so you can focus on your plot:
Characters
Settings
Scene selections
Editor's Challenge:
Outline a plot and save it as a static item "other" in your port. Submit it to the Drama newsletter and I'll enclose it in my next drama newsletter in my editor's picks.
Source material for this newsletter: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell, F&W Publications, 2004 |
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Sadly, I didn't have any feedback on my last newsletter, drafting complicated characters.
Do you have any suggestions for a drama newsletter you'd like me to tackle? Let me know. Next month, I'll be taking a look at the iconic American drama, "A Street Car Named Desire."
StephBee is a 911 Dispatcher for LAPD. She received an Honorable Mention in the 76th Writer's Digest Annual Competition in Genre Fiction for her short story, "Red Paint, Crimson Blood." Her novel, "The Wolf's Torment," is currently featured on Reader Views at http://www.readerviews.com |
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