Author: Jeannette Jonic
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The Six Aspects of a Story: What the Heck is a “Character”? Pt. 1
Update : Updated formatting and wording to reflect current blog standards. Hey all! Welcome back to the six aspects that make up a story. These aspects go across all sorts of media, whether it be movies, books, television series, video games, or even oral stories! If you missed the introduction to this series, or if…
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The Six Aspects of a Story: What the Heck is a “Concept”?
The way I see it, every story–regardless of its genre or form of medium–can be broken down into six different aspects: Some of my favorite stories of all time excel at all six of these, but a solid story will do well at least at a few. Some of these aspects are more complicated or…
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Don’t Take Fifteen Years to Write a Book
What the title says. Don’t do it. Don’t write a book over the course of fifteen years. It’ll save you a major migraine later in life. Or at least, if you’re going to work on a book for more than fifteen years, make sure it’s fifteen years in a row of constant work. Don’t take…
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Broken Engagement: Am I Over Him Yet?
Yeah, I’ve been through the agony of a broken engagement. Not a fun experience, to put it kindly. Awkward segue time: dreams have been on my mind a lot lately. Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve talked about dreams. But the thing that’s really on my mind today is one of the kinds of…