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Post by mary on Aug 17, 2020 22:36:46 GMT
On Writing is one of the most entertaining books I've read, and read and read. Third go round so far. Given that SK is so concerned with his story and wanting it to be perfectly clear for the reader, I am aghast at what the film world does to his stories. The very worst example is The Dark Tower. That was so bad I turned it off after less than ten minutes. I have to think that he considers film to be of another world. I guess that explains the phrase "the book was a lot better".
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Post by Tanith on Nov 16, 2020 16:38:16 GMT
Since this is related to the craft of writing, and with few writers here to warrant its own thread, I'm sharing this cool video here:
I've got that video saved in my "inspiration" folder. It's one of the videos this beginning writer pulls up when she needs a kick in the pants. I'm re-reading On Writing (for the third time) now. The reason being is that sai King apparently released a companion book to it called Secret Windows and somehow I missed it. Our library's system has a handful of copies, and the one I have on hold is making its excruciatingly slow way to me. I told myself, "Well, this is NaNoWriMo month, you could use a refresher," and picked up On Writing again while I wait. I can always find a reason to re-read a favorite book.
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Post by wolf on Jun 13, 2023 15:54:21 GMT
Since this is related to the craft of writing, and with few writers here to warrant its own thread, I'm sharing this cool video here:
I've got that video saved in my "inspiration" folder. It's one of the videos this beginning writer pulls up when she needs a kick in the pants. I'm re-reading On Writing (for the third time) now. The reason being is that sai King apparently released a companion book to it called Secret Windows and somehow I missed it. Our library's system has a handful of copies, and the one I have on hold is making its excruciatingly slow way to me. I told myself, "Well, this is NaNoWriMo month, you could use a refresher," and picked up On Writing again while I wait. I can always find a reason to re-read a favorite book. Hey Tanith 😊 I got a question for you, or anyone else who may like to answer.
I have not read “On Writing”.
Ka pointed out to me a different thinny, that lead to the SKMB’s beam. 😉
”What is the ‘writing assignment’ in that book, that Grandpa and others have mentioned?”
Thanks for any help. 😊
JB darkharbinger ?Commander osnafrank ? Lady spideyman ?
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Post by osnafrank on Jun 13, 2023 16:59:49 GMT
I've got that video saved in my "inspiration" folder. It's one of the videos this beginning writer pulls up when she needs a kick in the pants. I'm re-reading On Writing (for the third time) now. The reason being is that sai King apparently released a companion book to it called Secret Windows and somehow I missed it. Our library's system has a handful of copies, and the one I have on hold is making its excruciatingly slow way to me. I told myself, "Well, this is NaNoWriMo month, you could use a refresher," and picked up On Writing again while I wait. I can always find a reason to re-read a favorite book. Hey Tanith 😊 I got a question for you, or anyone else who may like to answer.
I have not read “On Writing”.
Ka pointed out to me a different thinny, that lead to the SKMB’s beam. 😉
”What is the ‘writing assignment’ in that book, that Grandpa and others have mentioned?”
Thanks for any help. 😊
JB darkharbinger ?Commander osnafrank ? Lady spideyman ? I have read it three years ago, but i don't remember a writing assignment.
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Post by wolf on Jun 13, 2023 18:46:42 GMT
Hey Tanith 😊 I got a question for you, or anyone else who may like to answer.
I have not read “On Writing”.
Ka pointed out to me a different thinny, that lead to the SKMB’s beam. 😉
”What is the ‘writing assignment’ in that book, that Grandpa and others have mentioned?”
Thanks for any help. 😊
JB darkharbinger ?Commander osnafrank ? Lady spideyman ? I have read it three years ago, but i don't remember a writing assignment. Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂
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Post by spideyman on Jun 13, 2023 19:28:33 GMT
I have read it three years ago, but i don't remember a writing assignment. Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂To write without a plot. Originally asked readers to submit their writing. Eventually MsMod posted: We put the notice in the FAQ to alert people to the fact that he no longer takes submissions since the book will still be out there in its original format so even having that offer deleted for future printings wouldn't entirely remove it from the public. Assuming people would read an FAQ was optimistic but it's there nevertheless. The point of the exercise, or at least his intent, was not to get his feedback but to get you writing. .
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Post by wolf on Jun 13, 2023 19:45:54 GMT
Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂 To write without a plot.
Originally asked readers to submit their writing. Eventually MsMod posted: We put the notice in the FAQ to alert people to the fact that he no longer takes submissions since the book will still be out there in its original format so even having that offer deleted for future printings wouldn't entirely remove it from the public. Assuming people would read an FAQ was optimistic but it's there nevertheless. The point of the exercise, or at least his intent, was not to get his feedback but to get you writing. . Thankee Lady. Greatly appreciate that.😊
Ive wondered about that, off and on from time to time. Nice to now know. 😄
Lol, I figured it might be some sort of exercise to get people motivated.
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Post by wireman on Jun 13, 2023 20:47:27 GMT
I have read it three years ago, but i don't remember a writing assignment. Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂I've read it but I don't remember exactly what the assignment was. Seems like you could mail it in to the Stephen King office for a period of time (which has long since expired) but I can't remember exactly how it worked.
On Writing is half SK autobiography and half about the nuts and bolts of Steve's process plus tips and advice on writing. The autobiography part of the book is fantastic (and so is the writing part). It's been a very long time since I read it though.
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Post by wolf on Jun 13, 2023 21:21:12 GMT
Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂 I've read it but I don't remember exactly what the assignment was. Seems like you could mail it in to the Stephen King office for a period of time (which has long since expired) but I can't remember exactly how it worked.
On Writing is half SK autobiography and half about the nuts and bolts of Steve's process plus tips and advice on writing. The autobiography part of the book is fantastic (and so is the writing part). It's been a very long time since I read it though. Oh man, this is great. 😄 Thank you Taco Man! Learning a lot from this and Lady Spidey’s post.
Holy sheep dip The aggravation and frustration poor Ms. M must have gone through for awhile! Like she didn’t have enough to do.
Lol, I was just wondering what the ‘homework’ thing actually was.
Really dunno how anyone could really expect to get any kind of response from SK. That just doesn’t seem reasonable. Especially when you consider the huge amount of Constant Readers’ out there. 🙂
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Post by Tanith on Jun 13, 2023 22:02:16 GMT
Well, looks like spidey got you the answer before I saw the question, but all that matters is that you've got your answer!
Interestingly, I just re-read On Writing yet again in an attempt to goose the muse...uhm, you know what I mean...
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Post by wolf on Jun 13, 2023 22:20:00 GMT
Well, looks like spidey got you the answer before I saw the question, but all that matters is that you've got your answer!
Interestingly, I just re-read On Writing yet again in an attempt to goose the muse...uhm, you know what I mean... 😄 yap! Thanks Tanith. Good to see you, we missed you on Monday.
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Post by Tanith on Jun 14, 2023 11:26:04 GMT
Well, looks like spidey got you the answer before I saw the question, but all that matters is that you've got your answer!
Interestingly, I just re-read On Writing yet again in an attempt to goose the muse...uhm, you know what I mean... 😄 yap! Thanks Tanith. Good to see you, we missed you on Monday. Sorry...this is my "heavy" week, so I was scrambling to get basic things done around the house. It's "all hands" during these summer reading programs, so I knew I would have no energy left for chores when I got home!
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 14, 2023 11:27:22 GMT
I have read it three years ago, but i don't remember a writing assignment. Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂 Hey, Wolf! I hope you are doing good. Yes, I have indeed read On Writing. Yes, its very good! I think he had been working on it for years, but decided to finally finish it after his accident (and added the biography aspects to it). I know there was a rerelease several years ago in which Joe Hill added his own chapter to it ... and possibly Owen as well? But I could be wrong. Anyway, a lot of it is really good advice. Stephen's formula for coming up with stories is essentially a what if? question. What if someone wrongly convicted of murdering their wife was to escape from prison (a la Shawshank Redemption). Its a very good way of doing things.
I believe the assignment at the end was to write your own beginning chapter to a plot that Steve had come up with. I believe the basic premise was that a recent convict had escaped from prison and was chasing after his wife (that put him in prison). Its funny that we talk about this ... because I just read a Jeffery Deaver book called Hunting Time which was basically that premise. Very good, would totally recommend. I can't remember if you were to tell the story from the perspective of the wife, or if you were given some kind of freedom in that regard.
But anyway, my edition, which was fairly recent, still had that bit about being able to send it to SK's office. I have no idea why they've kept that there, it makes no sense. I find it weird that SK would do that. spideyman you can tell me if I am wrong, Spidey, but there was nothing about actually getting feedback from SK himself, or did he pick a random bunch he would give feedback to? It doesn't seem like something he'd do considering he famously doesn't answer fan mail, or hasn't for a very long time.
I've never understood the not answering fan mail thing from Steve. Sure, I know he must get insane amounts of it, but surely he could answer a bit here and there. I've sent fan mail to Lawrence Block, admittedly not as big as Steve, and he's responded and its such an awesome thing.
Anyway, that's a roundabout way of saying I have indeed read it. I notice Steve didn't add a chapter about endings. Maybe he could work on that.
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Post by spideyman on Jun 14, 2023 12:02:45 GMT
Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂 Hey, Wolf! I hope you are doing good. Yes, I have indeed read On Writing. Yes, its very good! I think he had been working on it for years, but decided to finally finish it after his accident (and added the biography aspects to it). I know there was a rerelease several years ago in which Joe Hill added his own chapter to it ... and possibly Owen as well? But I could be wrong. Anyway, a lot of it is really good advice. Stephen's formula for coming up with stories is essentially a what if? question. What if someone wrongly convicted of murdering their wife was to escape from prison (a la Shawshank Redemption). Its a very good way of doing things.
I believe the assignment at the end was to write your own beginning chapter to a plot that Steve had come up with. I believe the basic premise was that a recent convict had escaped from prison and was chasing after his wife (that put him in prison). Its funny that we talk about this ... because I just read a Jeffery Deaver book called Hunting Time which was basically that premise. Very good, would totally recommend. I can't remember if you were to tell the story from the perspective of the wife, or if you were given some kind of freedom in that regard.
But anyway, my edition, which was fairly recent, still had that bit about being able to send it to SK's office. I have no idea why they've kept that there, it makes no sense. I find it weird that SK would do that. spideyman you can tell me if I am wrong, Spidey, but there was nothing about actually getting feedback from SK himself, or did he pick a random bunch he would give feedback to? It doesn't seem like something he'd do considering he famously doesn't answer fan mail, or hasn't for a very long time.
I've never understood the not answering fan mail thing from Steve. Sure, I know he must get insane amounts of it, but surely he could answer a bit here and there. I've sent fan mail to Lawrence Block, admittedly not as big as Steve, and he's responded and its such an awesome thing.
Anyway, that's a roundabout way of saying I have indeed read it. I notice Steve didn't add a chapter about endings. Maybe he could work on that. Hi edwardjohn-- ok, let me try to answer your question re answering fan mail. I think it was a given from the old SKMB, that SK main job was to write. I can not say for certain, but would think some degree of fan mail was personally answered. Ms Mod and office staff read it all ( we can thank them for passing on fan thoughts about the continuation of the DT. They all wanted off that train! ) In the book he does state: " I can't promise to vet every reply, but I can promise to read at least some of your adventures with great interest."
OK here is the assignment
King's book On Writing and he gives one (and only one) prompt. Just so you know what ''fossil'' he's talking about - he compares plot to a fossil, which the writer must uncover piece by piece, while writing. Ok, here's King's prompt:
[..] I am going to show you the location of a fossil. Your job is to write five or six pages of unplotted narration concerning this fossil. Put another way, I want you to dig for the bones and see what they look like. I think you may be quite surprised and delighted with the results. Ready? Here we go. Everyone is familiar with the basic details of the following story; with small variations, it seems to pop up in the Police Beat section of metropolitan daily papers every other week or so. A woman—call her Jane—marries a man who is bright, witty, and pulsing with sexual magnetism. We’ll call the guy Dick; it’s the world’s most Freudian name. Unfortunately, Dick has a dark side. He’s short-tempered, a control freak, perhaps even (you’ll find this out as he speaks and acts) a paranoid. Jane tries mightily to overlook Dick’s faults and make the marriage work (why she tries so hard is something you will also find out; she will come onstage and tell you). They have a child, and for awhile things seem better. Then, when the little girl is three or so, the abuse and the jealous tirades begin again. The abuse is verbal at first, then physical. Dick is convinced that Jane is sleeping with someone, perhaps someone from her job. Is it someone specific? I don’t know and don’t care. Eventually Dick may tell you who he suspects. If he does, we’ll both know, won’t we? At last poor Jane can’t take it anymore. She divorces the schmuck and gets custody of their daughter, Little Nell. Dick begins to stalk her. Jane responds by getting a restraining order, a document about as useful as a parasol in a hurricane, as many abused women will tell you. Finally, after an incident which you will write in vivid and scary detail—a public beating, perhaps—Richard the Schmuck is arrested and jailed. All of this is back story. How you work it in—and how much of it you work in—is up to you. In any case, it’s not the situation. What follows is the situation. One day shortly after Dick’s incarceration in the city jail, Jane picks up Little Nell at the daycare center and ferries her to a friend’s house for a birthday party. Jane then takes herself home, looking forward to two or three hours’ unaccustomed peace and quiet. Perhaps, she thinks, I’ll take a nap. It’s a house she’s going to, even though she’s a young working woman—the situation sort of demands it. How she came by this house and why she has the afternoon off are things the story will tell you and which will look neatly plotted if you come up with good reasons (perhaps the house belongs to her parents; perhaps she’s house-sitting; perhaps another thing entirely). Something pings at her, just below the level of consciousness, as she lets herself in, something that makes her uneasy. She can’t isolate it and tells herself it’s just nerves, a little fallout from her five years of hell with Mr. Congeniality. What else could it be? Dick is under lock and key, after all. Before taking her nap, Jane decides to have a cup of herbal tea and watch the news. (Can you use that pot of boiling water on the stove later on? Perhaps, perhaps.) The lead item on Action News at Three is a shocker: that morning, three men escaped from the city jail, killing a guard in the process. Two of the three bad guys were recaptured almost at once, but the third is still at large. None of the prisoners are identified by name (not in this newscast, at least), but Jane, sitting in her empty house (which you will now have plausibly explained), knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of them was Dick. She knows because she has finally identified that ping of unease she felt in the foyer. It was the smell, faint and fading, of Vitalis hair-tonic. Dick’s hair-tonic. Jane sits in her chair, her muscles lax with fright, unable to get up. And as she hears Dick’s footfalls begin to descend the stairs, she thinks: Only Dick would make sure he had hair-tonic, even in jail. She must get up, must run, but she can’t move . . . It’s a pretty good story, yes? I think so, but not exactly unique. As I’ve already pointed out, ESTRANGED HUBBY BEATS UP (or MURDERS) EX-WIFE makes the paper every other week, sad but true. What I want you to do in this exercise is change the sexes of the antagonist and protagonist before beginning to work out the situation in your narrative—make the ex-wife the stalker, in other words (perhaps it’s a mental institution she’s escaped from instead of the city jail), the husband the victim. Narrate this without plotting—let the situation and that one unexpected inversion carry you along. I predict you will succeed swimmingly . . . if, that is, you are honest about how your characters speak and behave.
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Post by osnafrank on Jun 14, 2023 16:07:24 GMT
Cool. Thanked, Frank.😊
What about you wireman and edwardjohn ? Have either you read “On Writing” ? 🙂
I read grandpa’s post again, and saw that he actually termed it as a ‘homework assignment’.
I know I’ve read other posts before about this before, but remember exactly where. Must have been back on the SKMB.
People have mentioned it, but not said what it was. 🙂 I've read it but I don't remember exactly what the assignment was. Seems like you could mail it in to the Stephen King office for a period of time (which has long since expired) but I can't remember exactly how it worked.
On Writing is half SK autobiography and half about the nuts and bolts of Steve's process plus tips and advice on writing. The autobiography part of the book is fantastic (and so is the writing part). It's been a very long time since I read it though. Some parts of the autobiography are hilarious.
I just say:
"That's how the cowboys and indians did it" and
Daves super duper electromagnet.[/ font]
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Post by wolf on Jun 14, 2023 16:10:51 GMT
Thank you Edders edwardjohn and Thank you Lady spideyman
Oh wow. “To write without a plot” immediately made me think of my favorite : “Morning Deliveries”. That mysterious SK short left so much open, and to the readers imagination. The Milkman is such an interesting creepy character. 😄
I now see how involved the ‘homework’ is…was. 😊
Yeah, that’s definitely got my wild imagination racing over coffee this morning! 😄
Sigh..Got it in my head already 😂 Mr. King would probably give me a big fat F in red correction pencil for changing things up to much. (rofl)
Victoria Ex John Thomas 12 year old daughter is Destiny Ann Night. Victoria and the ice pick. (she’s already killed his brother because he caught her leaving ‘an object’ in JT’s mailbox. No tale telling notes to get Vicki caught. She’s been hiding out in her mothers basement.) Heartbroken Dezzie has to kill her mother to save her father. 1. Pushes her through the upstairs bedroom window? 2. Shoots her in the back of the head with her fathers gun? 3. Finds a way to use the Belladonna from the creepy old lady, she’s friends with, who lives next door. …..badbadbadwolf Lol, got to stop now. The sun said I have to rest today, so I’ll feel good for appointment in the morning. Thanks for everything Lady! This is great! 😄❤️
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 14, 2023 20:06:50 GMT
Hey, Wolf! I hope you are doing good. Yes, I have indeed read On Writing. Yes, its very good! I think he had been working on it for years, but decided to finally finish it after his accident (and added the biography aspects to it). I know there was a rerelease several years ago in which Joe Hill added his own chapter to it ... and possibly Owen as well? But I could be wrong. Anyway, a lot of it is really good advice. Stephen's formula for coming up with stories is essentially a what if? question. What if someone wrongly convicted of murdering their wife was to escape from prison (a la Shawshank Redemption). Its a very good way of doing things.
I believe the assignment at the end was to write your own beginning chapter to a plot that Steve had come up with. I believe the basic premise was that a recent convict had escaped from prison and was chasing after his wife (that put him in prison). Its funny that we talk about this ... because I just read a Jeffery Deaver book called Hunting Time which was basically that premise. Very good, would totally recommend. I can't remember if you were to tell the story from the perspective of the wife, or if you were given some kind of freedom in that regard.
But anyway, my edition, which was fairly recent, still had that bit about being able to send it to SK's office. I have no idea why they've kept that there, it makes no sense. I find it weird that SK would do that. spideyman you can tell me if I am wrong, Spidey, but there was nothing about actually getting feedback from SK himself, or did he pick a random bunch he would give feedback to? It doesn't seem like something he'd do considering he famously doesn't answer fan mail, or hasn't for a very long time.
I've never understood the not answering fan mail thing from Steve. Sure, I know he must get insane amounts of it, but surely he could answer a bit here and there. I've sent fan mail to Lawrence Block, admittedly not as big as Steve, and he's responded and its such an awesome thing.
Anyway, that's a roundabout way of saying I have indeed read it. I notice Steve didn't add a chapter about endings. Maybe he could work on that. Hi edwardjohn -- ok, let me try to answer your question re answering fan mail. I think it was a given from the old SKMB, that SK main job was to write. I can not say for certain, but would think some degree of fan mail was personally answered. Ms Mod and office staff read it all ( we can thank them for passing on fan thoughts about the continuation of the DT. They all wanted off that train! ) In the book he does state: " I can't promise to vet every reply, but I can promise to read at least some of your adventures with great interest."
OK here is the assignment
King's book On Writing and he gives one (and only one) prompt. Just so you know what ''fossil'' he's talking about - he compares plot to a fossil, which the writer must uncover piece by piece, while writing. Ok, here's King's prompt:
[..] I am going to show you the location of a fossil. Your job is to write five or six pages of unplotted narration concerning this fossil. Put another way, I want you to dig for the bones and see what they look like. I think you may be quite surprised and delighted with the results. Ready? Here we go. Everyone is familiar with the basic details of the following story; with small variations, it seems to pop up in the Police Beat section of metropolitan daily papers every other week or so. A woman—call her Jane—marries a man who is bright, witty, and pulsing with sexual magnetism. We’ll call the guy d**k; it’s the world’s most Freudian name. Unfortunately, d**k has a dark side. He’s short-tempered, a control freak, perhaps even (you’ll find this out as he speaks and acts) a paranoid. Jane tries mightily to overlook d**k’s faults and make the marriage work (why she tries so hard is something you will also find out; she will come onstage and tell you). They have a child, and for awhile things seem better. Then, when the little girl is three or so, the abuse and the jealous tirades begin again. The abuse is verbal at first, then physical. d**k is convinced that Jane is sleeping with someone, perhaps someone from her job. Is it someone specific? I don’t know and don’t care. Eventually d**k may tell you who he suspects. If he does, we’ll both know, won’t we? At last poor Jane can’t take it anymore. She divorces the schmuck and gets custody of their daughter, Little Nell. d**k begins to stalk her. Jane responds by getting a restraining order, a document about as useful as a parasol in a hurricane, as many abused women will tell you. Finally, after an incident which you will write in vivid and scary detail—a public beating, perhaps—Richard the Schmuck is arrested and jailed. All of this is back story. How you work it in—and how much of it you work in—is up to you. In any case, it’s not the situation. What follows is the situation. One day shortly after d**k’s incarceration in the city jail, Jane picks up Little Nell at the daycare center and ferries her to a friend’s house for a birthday party. Jane then takes herself home, looking forward to two or three hours’ unaccustomed peace and quiet. Perhaps, she thinks, I’ll take a nap. It’s a house she’s going to, even though she’s a young working woman—the situation sort of demands it. How she came by this house and why she has the afternoon off are things the story will tell you and which will look neatly plotted if you come up with good reasons (perhaps the house belongs to her parents; perhaps she’s house-sitting; perhaps another thing entirely). Something pings at her, just below the level of consciousness, as she lets herself in, something that makes her uneasy. She can’t isolate it and tells herself it’s just nerves, a little fallout from her five years of hell with Mr. Congeniality. What else could it be? d**k is under lock and key, after all. Before taking her nap, Jane decides to have a cup of herbal tea and watch the news. (Can you use that pot of boiling water on the stove later on? Perhaps, perhaps.) The lead item on Action News at Three is a shocker: that morning, three men escaped from the city jail, killing a guard in the process. Two of the three bad guys were recaptured almost at once, but the third is still at large. None of the prisoners are identified by name (not in this newscast, at least), but Jane, sitting in her empty house (which you will now have plausibly explained), knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of them was d**k. She knows because she has finally identified that ping of unease she felt in the foyer. It was the smell, faint and fading, of Vitalis hair-tonic. d**k’s hair-tonic. Jane sits in her chair, her muscles lax with fright, unable to get up. And as she hears d**k’s footfalls begin to descend the stairs, she thinks: Only d**k would make sure he had hair-tonic, even in jail. She must get up, must run, but she can’t move . . . It’s a pretty good story, yes? I think so, but not exactly unique. As I’ve already pointed out, ESTRANGED HUBBY BEATS UP (or MURDERS) EX-WIFE makes the paper every other week, sad but true. What I want you to do in this exercise is change the sexes of the antagonist and protagonist before beginning to work out the situation in your narrative—make the ex-wife the stalker, in other words (perhaps it’s a mental institution she’s escaped from instead of the city jail), the husband the victim. Narrate this without plotting—let the situation and that one unexpected inversion carry you along. I predict you will succeed swimmingly . . . if, that is, you are honest about how your characters speak and behave.
WOW. Thanks for the info spidey!
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 14, 2023 20:08:18 GMT
Thank you Edders edwardjohn and Thank you Lady spideyman
Oh wow. “To write without a plot” immediately made me think of my favorite : “Morning Deliveries”. That mysterious SK short left so much open, and to the readers imagination. The Milkman is such an interesting creepy character. 😄
I now see how involved the ‘homework’ is…was. 😊
Yeah, that’s definitely got my wild imagination racing over coffee this morning! 😄
Sigh..Got it in my head already 😂 Mr. King would probably give me a big fat F in red correction pencil for changing things up to much.
Victoria Ex John Thomas 12 year old daughter is Destiny Ann Night. Victoria and the ice pick. (she’s already killed his brother because he caught her leaving ‘an object’ in JT’s mailbox. No tale telling notes to get Vicki caught. She’s been hiding out in her mothers basement.) Heartbroken Dezzie has to kill her mother to save her father. 1. Pushes her through the upstairs bedroom window? 2. Shoots her in the back of the head with her fathers gun? 3. Finds a way to use the Belladonna from the creepy old lady, she’s friends with, who lives next door. …..badbadbadwolf Lol, got to stop now. The sun said I have to rest today, so I’ll feel good for appointment in the morning. Thanks for everything Lady! This is great! 😄❤️ Wolf, with a plot like that I'd think you were Sam Raimi! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Post by edwardjohn on Jun 14, 2023 20:09:47 GMT
osnafrank
Question for you, Frank. I remember you saying something (or it could have been Wolf) about how we can't post stories that aren't collaborations on the board. Would it be possible for me to post my version of Mr King's writing assignment? It would technically be me and SK collaborating.
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Post by osnafrank on Jun 14, 2023 20:22:10 GMT
osnafrank
Question for you, Frank. I remember you saying something (or it could have been Wolf) about how we can't post stories that aren't collaborations on the board. Would it be possible for me to post my version of Mr King's writing assignment? It would technically be me and SK collaborating. Nah, better not. This could cause some trouble.
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