Week 14 Storylab: Writer's Write
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Writing Fear
The middle of a story shows us how successful our plot and characters will be, which may deter us from the writing process. Some ways to overcome this fear are listed below.
1. Build in windows of opportunity
-Move information from the beginning of the story to the middle
-Helps to expand the plot and avoid dead-ends
2. Build a bridge
-Understand the defining events of the beginning, middle and end of a story
-Similar to a plot pyramid (see Freytag’s analysis), the bridge helps us recognize the middle of our story
3. Exploit your theme
-Use your theme as a guide for writing the middle section
-Build a sub-plot or main-plot based on the central idea of your story
4. Dig a little deeper
-Use research to help write your story
-Some information can be used later as a major plot point
-Helps to expand the plot and avoid dead-ends
2. Build a bridge
-Understand the defining events of the beginning, middle and end of a story
-Similar to a plot pyramid (see Freytag’s analysis), the bridge helps us recognize the middle of our story
3. Exploit your theme
-Use your theme as a guide for writing the middle section
-Build a sub-plot or main-plot based on the central idea of your story
4. Dig a little deeper
-Use research to help write your story
-Some information can be used later as a major plot point
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