Writing Serial FictionWriting Serial & Series FictionNot just another Novel ideaPlease note, this is how the Professionals do it. Those of you who are Not professional are free to write (and post) as you please.To view the Main Plot vs Subplot graphic at Full Size, GO HERE --> http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp347/OokamiKasumi/MainplotSubplot.jpgA Serial Story is Not a chopped-up Novel!~~~~~~~~~~~~~I hear it time and time again: "If the story is too big, why don't you just cut it up into a Series or Serial?"You can't just cut a novel-type Story in half to make a series, or use the chapters to serialize it. A true serial "episode" is its own Comple
ACTION Sequences - Plug+PlayWriting ACTION SequencesThe Plug & Play MethodLets begin with a Review... ~~~~~~~~~~~~The flash of pain exploded in my cheek from the slap her hand lashed out at me. -- WRONG!Why is this wrong? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you were watching this scene as a movie, that sentence is NOT how you would have seen it happen.Actual Sequence of events: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) Her hand lashed out at me in a slap. 2) A flash of pain exploded in my cheekACTION Sequences = Chronological OrderREALITY = something happens to you and then you react. Action > Reaction > Action > Reaction = Chronological orderFICTION = the Plot happens to
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