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Characters in Fiction
Writing a book and struggling to make either a good book or powerful characters? I have original and useful ideas. Possibly wrong, but definitely helpful. What are characters for? In the book "How to Write a Damn Good Novel", James Frey says: Characters are to a novelist what…
Fan Theories
There's a long long tradition, dating back at least five years, of reimagining a movie to have a different premise, generally in which one or all characters are dead, imaginary, or linked in an unexpected way, possibly involving time-travel. "This amazing pixar fan theory" -- Pi…
Henry Porter
The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter — Bob Dylan and Sam Sheppard, Brownsville Girl LOAD FACT: "Henry Porter" was not the “real name” of writer “O. Henry” Understood. LOAD FACT: "William Sydney Porter" was not the "real name"…
Missing Mothers
A moment of silence for all of the fictional mothers that had to die in the name of tragic back story and character development. — @ *Snape* on Mother's Day 2015 This is something my kids have noticed. It seems like every movie we show them: the mother is dead, sick or missing. …
Story Layers
I've worked out a proper grand unified theory of story telling, and it's much simpler than all the old theories. The Search for the Grand Unified Theory of Story Telling Some people analyze stories and say things like: There's a plot, and there's a story. The plot is just what…
The Magic of the Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers, apart from being a masterpiece, is a work of Magical Realism. It combines gritty urban cinematography, with an unreal sense of wonder. The opening scenes work to make this an utterly real setting. The meticulous locking and unlocking of prison gates. The ted…