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Mirroring & Reversing
“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…What the shit?!”
Central Conflict
“One of the surest ways of creating conflict is trying to avoid it…”
Pacing: Story Speed & Rhythm
“Wait, slow down!”
“Why? Am I going too fast for you?”
What Am I Trying to Say?
Premise Statement: Heart of the Story
How to Do Plot Armor?
In simple terms, plot armor is when a character survives a dangerous situation or escapes death due to seemingly impossible circumstances. It is a term used to describe a character’s ability to survive in situations where they should have perished. For example, a character might escape a burning building without a scratch or make it out of an all-out gunfight not hit once.
Suspense Techniques: Translating Movie Techniques into Writing Techniques
Inspired by Techniques used in Iconic Movies to increase suspense, below you’ll find a list of suggestions of how you could use the same or similar techniques in your writing. Here the Video from WhatCulture which I used as inspiration. The video summarizes all the movies and the techniques used in them. Envoking Basic Fear …
Plot: Complex & Simple Actions
Not everything the character does, not every plot event that happens is a turning point or a moment of revelation. Some actions are just actions, links in the chain that ties together action A with action B. Action A and B here refer to complex actions. These are the plot events that come with revelation, …
Plot: Chain of Cause & Effect
It isn’t just about what happens but also about the possibility that opens up for what may happen because of it (always keeping the laws of probability and necessity in mind). That is the difference between a history teller and a storyteller. Historians tell us what has happened, as accurately as possible. Storytellers present what …
Singular Plot Action
Plot is what happens in the story. It is not just a bunch of things that happen. Actually, it is one thing that happens.