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Action/Adventure: August 29, 2012 Issue [#5228]

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Action/Adventure


 This week: A Quest to Adventure
  Edited by: Kate - Writing & Reading Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

When you catch an adjective, kill it.
No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them --
then the rest will be valuable."
Mark Twain


         Welcome to this week's Writing.Com Action/Adventure Newsletter. Writing by its nature is an adventure, and it's always active - think about it, there is no adventure without action.*Thumbsup* I invite you to explore with me the active adventure incited by a quest.


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Letter from the editor

Greetings, fellow adventurers,

         There is no story without action, and you can create an adventure anywhere ~ whether climbing a mountain, diving for a lost ring, or dodging panhandlers on the way to work (the second obstacle course above). Action brings an adventure story or poem to life, engages taste, smell, touch, sight, mind, to make it real and visceral for the reader - staying in the moment as the story is revealed through the actions of the adventurer.

         My favorite adventures begin with a quest, and the action is the journey the hero or protagonist takes to attain the quest, determined and focused, battling (or avoiding) adversaries that would deny him/her the goal. Along the way, the protagonist may encounter help or hindrance, doubts and verification, but does not digress from the focus on the goal (or plunge into a plethora of adjectives or adverbs to describe what he sees or perceives or imagines), and experiences his/her surroundings with immediate visual, aural, sensory impact on the way to securing his/her quest.

         Action/movement keeps the reader involved and anxious to turn each page, as eager to attain the quest as the protagonist, involved in the fast-paced 'otherworld' real or imagined, whether in the past, present, or future, the writer develops with economy of words to propel the story or poem (and the reader) forward along the journey.

         So, for me, my favorite Action and Adventure stories and poems give me the following:
         *Bullet* A quest
         *Bullet* A reason the quest is necessary or important to the protagonist
         *Bullet* Adversary(ies) to thwart the attainment of said quest
         *Bullet* Action that focuses the protagonist's journey towards the quest (with economy of distracting ancillary verbiage)
         *Bullet* Attaining the quest - or failing to - and how? - by being the adventurer

         Consider asking your character, your Adventurer, the following questions ~ the answers your Adventurer gives will help define your story or poem - give it sentient life. You may or may not show all the answers, or reveal them as the adventure unfolds, but your Adventurer knows or intuits them and they guide the Adventurer (and Your Pen)
         *Bullet* What is the goal?
         *Bullet* What is the significance of the goal?
         *Bullet* Why Must the adventurer attain this (emphasis with intent)?
         *Bullet* Are others vying for this goal? If so, will they do battle or set up obstacles?
         *Bullet* Is it a race? What happens if someone/something else wins?
         *Bullet* How will the adventurer benefit personally from attaining the goal?
         *Bullet* Will others benefit from the adventurer's attaining the goal?
         *Bullet* What is the danger of not attaining the goal?
         *Bullet* Is attaining the goal the end? If not, then why do it?

         As your story or poem takes on its life, more questions will come to mind, and your adventurer's answers will guide your pen to actively share the adventure with your readers

         There is so much action and adventure in life, past and present, and future - to incite the muse creative to wax prosaic and poetic. I hope our journey has raised questions for you to ask your own muse creative to design a quest for your character/adventurer.

Write On!!
Kate
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Check out a few adventures incited by a quest for action ~ try saying that five times fast*Wink* and do share your thoughts with the authors with a comment or review then why not engage one of your own*Smile*

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Charlie and his friends plan their big adventure. Cramp contest entry.
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Ask & Answer

         I'd like to share with you a couple comments responding to last month's exploration, and invite you to visit with these of your fellow Adventurers to engage in some creative and exciting quests ~ and fun reads. *Smile*

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         Thank you for choosing my holiday killer! I am thrilled!

         Thanks for weaving a creative adventure.

From: monty31802
          A fine newsletter Kate, I like the analogy to the rubber band and that is not stretching it.

         I'm glad you had fun with it ~ and look forward to engaging some great adventures in your 'port'.

         Until we next meet, fellow explorers, may your 'adventures' be creative, satisfying, and safe ~

Keep Writing your Quest*Pencil*
Kate
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