Having trouble with short narratives? Short stories? Narrative poems? Anecdotes in your blogs and essays/articles?
I had trouble. Free admission. I would launch into a story that I hoped would be 8,000 to 10,000 words only for the word count to top 20,000 or more. I was rather proud of myself when a planned short story ran less than 15,000 words.
My narrative poems ran longer than 5 or 6 stanzas. Think “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” length. For the blog I wrote, my example stories ran more than 15 to 20 sentences.
Too long. What’s that acronym? TL;DR. “Didn’t read.” Oops.
What was I doing wrong? Surely there’s a secret to short narratives? Guess what? There is! In this episode, I’ll share what I found.
Timings
Resource Links
Lester Dent’s Plot Formula / printable pdf / https://mgherron.com/2015/01/lester-dents-pulp-paper-master-fiction-plot-formula/
Paul Simon’s “America” https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/paulsimon/america.html
Video of above America - Lyrics - Simon & Garfunkel - YouTube
5:18 / Defeat Writer's Block / Burnham Talks Blocks
5:17 / Defeat Writer's Block / Storyteller and Story Teacher
5:16 / Defeat Writer's Block / M Stewart on the Writing Flow
5:15 / Defeat Writer's Block / Avoid These Mistakes part 2
5:14 /Defeat Writer's Block / Avoid These Mistakes
5:13 / Defeat Writer's Block / More Techniques from Gardner
5:12 / Defeat Writer's Block / How One Pro Won the Battle
5:11 / Defeat Writer's Block / Pro Writers part B
5:10 / Defeat Writer's Block / Pro Writers part A
5:09 / Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 3
5:08 /Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 2
5:07 / Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 1
5:06 / Defeat Writer's Block / Introduction
5:05 / Plot 7, part B / Discovering Plot
5:04 / Plot 7 part a / Discovering Plot
5:03 / An Asian Plotting Method / Discovering Plot
5:02 / Stages 11 & 12 / Greatest Plot Structure
5:01 / Stages 9 & 10 / Greatest Plot Structure / Discovering Your Plot
Merry Christmas / Amber Dreams chapter 5 / Sailing with Mystery by M.A. Lee
Merry Christmas / Amber Dreams chapter 4 / Sailing with Mystery by M.A. Lee
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