Difference between revisions of "Beating the Story by Robin D. Laws"
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==The Building Blocks of Narrative== | ==The Building Blocks of Narrative== | ||
| + | ===Emotional Rhythm=== | ||
| + | ====Hope and Fear==== | ||
| + | ====Ups and Downs==== | ||
| + | ====Laterals==== | ||
| + | ====Crossed Arrows==== | ||
| + | ===Beats=== | ||
| + | ====Foundation Beats==== | ||
| + | =====Dramatic===== | ||
| + | =====Procedural===== | ||
| + | =====Finding Your Mix===== | ||
| + | ====Information Beats==== | ||
| + | =====Pipe===== | ||
| + | =====Question===== | ||
| + | =====Reveal===== | ||
| + | ====Flourish Beats==== | ||
| + | =====Commentary===== | ||
| + | =====Anticipation===== | ||
| + | =====Gratification===== | ||
| + | =====Bringdown===== | ||
| + | ====Focus Characters==== | ||
| + | ====Between Procedural and Dramatic==== | ||
| + | ====Turning Commentary Beats into Foundation Beats==== | ||
| + | ===Transition Mapping=== | ||
| + | ====Momentum==== | ||
| + | ====Scenes and Blocks==== | ||
| + | ====Transition Types==== | ||
| + | =====Outgrowth===== | ||
| + | =====Continuation===== | ||
| + | =====Turn===== | ||
| + | =====Break===== | ||
| + | =====Viewpoint===== | ||
| + | =====Rhyme===== | ||
| + | =====Meanwhile===== | ||
| + | =====Flashback===== | ||
| + | =====Return===== | ||
| + | =====Flash Forward===== | ||
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==Our First Example== | ==Our First Example== | ||
==Laying the Groundwork== | ==Laying the Groundwork== | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 29 January 2021
Contents
- 1 How to Pretend You've Read This Book (introduction)
- 2 Foreword
- 3 Prologue
- 4 Conceiving Your Story
- 4.1 The Random Actor Method: An Idea Springboard
- 4.2 Turning Inspiration into Premise
- 4.2.1 Throughline
- 4.2.2 Core Question
- 4.2.3 Protagonist Type
- 4.2.4 Procedural Heroes
- 4.2.5 Dramatic Characters
- 4.2.6 Supporting Characters
- 4.2.7 Transformational Supporting Characters
- 4.2.8 Thematic Opposition
- 4.2.9 Genre and Expectation
- 5 The Building Blocks of Narrative
- 6 Our First Example
- 7 Laying the Groundwork
- 8 Mapping Your Story
- 9 First Draft
- 10 Revision
- 11 Editing and Giving Notes
- 12 Beat Analysis
- 13 Now, Over To You
- 14 Inspiration to Premise Worksheet
- 15 Beat Mapping Quick Reference
