tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post5268910012427636401..comments2023-09-05T03:24:40.988-05:00Comments on Seize the day -- the blog of writer Molly Blaisdell: Story Structure -- Ridge BeamMolly/Cecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-50734702343158796722013-06-04T11:55:16.657-05:002013-06-04T11:55:16.657-05:00Doodle lives in a bag with hundreds of others...
...Doodle lives in a bag with hundreds of others...<br /><br />Hi Mirka, the anchor analogy totally works. In sewing I would call this desire the seams, in weaving, the warp, in the painting, the axis line... <br /><br />Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-29159527210744455642013-06-04T08:50:01.579-05:002013-06-04T08:50:01.579-05:00I think of it as The anchor. No story without it.I think of it as The anchor. No story without it.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-3643492630807660992013-06-02T12:32:50.270-05:002013-06-02T12:32:50.270-05:00Hi Candy, I don't think that an intense action...Hi Candy, I don't think that an intense action scene is a bad place to start as long as it is the moment of change and you make the reader care. "Papa, where are you going with that ax?" This is an intense place to start but immediately the author creates that kind of tension of child seeing the parent doing something crazy. The sword sliced my best friend in half. I found the pool of blood, and my twin sister gasping for air... My opinion -- the action start really needs a universal reason for the reader to care and then it works. It also sounds like you have very cinematic vision...Just my thoughts. <br /><br />I'm glad you found something useful. Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-68023426770951795772013-06-02T07:43:06.902-05:002013-06-02T07:43:06.902-05:00I'm about 10k into a new YA story. My characte...I'm about 10k into a new YA story. My character, although rather a mess at the moment, is clear cut. Solid. Her dilemma is obvious, but as far as her one main desire, I'm not sure I've made it clear for the reader. One mistake I've made is dropping the readers into an intense action scene from the first line, not leaving the character even time to think straight. Now's the time to go back in and revise the beginning so the reader cares why she's in this particular situation. I need to give her a purpose. Otherwise, the reader will feel cheated, and I will fail to deliver a character the reader can root for or want to root for.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking post, Molly. As always, enjoyed the visit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.com