Plot, climax, rising action, falling action, structure; all terms writers use when talking about stories, but often their exact definitions tend to elude us. One would think that with all the brilliant minds that have written stories over the course of history, we would have found one definitive method of writing that worked for everyone,…
Month: October 2012
Sliding Doors Between Reality and Fiction
You’re halfway through the climatic final scene in your work-in-progress. Typing furiously for four and a half hours, you’re finally making some real progress. That’s when it happens… “Mom, I’m hungry! It’s 7:30. We ate all the chips an hour ago.” You glance up from the monitor and realize the sun has set and the…