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Raine posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Dara MArks’ Transformational Arc came up in my regional NaNoWriMo chat board, so I’ve posted my notes as a blog to share with them. Nod to the wonderful, lovely and eloquent Craig Taylor who introduced me to this, and who I’d happy adopt. 😀
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Raine started the topic Some notes on Dara Marks' Transformational Arc in the forum Blogs 7 years, 6 months ago
To allow me to share this wider, I’m posting my notes on the Transformational Arc from Dara Marks’ book ‘Inside Story’.
Here’s the pretty graph itself:
Dara Marks’ Transformational Arc
The Transformational Arc expands/combines the basic character arc and 3 act structures into this:
Act I: Character is in ‘Resistance’ – at the start of…[Read more]
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JT. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Hope everyone has managed to get a bit of writing in today. It’s lovely to look out on to the autumnal garden and get inspiration.
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Market day in town so I’m off to see what treasures I can find at the book stall.
I’ve rediscovered the joy of real books now I’ve ditched my annoying Kindle.-
Nothing beats a good rummage through bookshops/book stalls, does it? But I confess I do love my kindle very, very muchly. 🙂
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Nothing can beat the smell of books.
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Magical, I agree, but then again Pebby’s pie shop in the village has a certain attraction, too.
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OOOOOh! Pieeees! I am rather partial to a pork pie!
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My problem is more with amazon than the kindle per se. I’m happy to read on an ipad, I just don’t want the intrusive presence of amazon.
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Seagreen replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
Ace! Our very own SloMoWriMo. Looking forward to it 🙂
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Squidge replied to the topic Mentorship Scheme – Writing East Midlands in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 6 months ago
Don’t think I’d qualify as I’m not looking to change genre but am already published… Also can’t commit to the time at the moment 🙁
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Raine posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Been doing research for new wip today. Photos of the Llyn peninsula, stats on welsh cob ponies AND OS MAPS YAY FOR OS MAPS
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I did wonder, many moons ago, when I was thinking where to set a WIP, whether a forum for writers to exchange places might be helpful. I live by the sea in Finistere for example so if anyone ever wanted to set a novel in that sort of environment, I would be happy to send photos and information and when, like now, I am thinking of setting something…[Read more]
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Can’t help in this instance. You can’t get a lot further from where I live and still be in Wales, isn’t it?
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Ohmigosh – we went to the Lleyn EVERY year for holidays. I remember having shop-bought Victoria sponge on the beach on my birthday in June… Nefyn, Morfa Nefyn, Whistling Sands, Llanbedrog, Baa-Lamb Beach (our name for it, no idea what it was really called!) Abersoch and Aberdaron… Happy days.
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I had a holiday there in the eighties, on a farm somewhere near Abersoch and Hell’s Mouth (delightful name – Porth Neigwl in Welsh). I particularly remember the day we went to the pub in the nearest village. I left the wife and kids at a table in the garden and went into the bar to order. There were a good thirty people in that room and a fair bit…[Read more]
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I loved reading The Price of Water in Finistere, and had the pleasure of visiting there many years ago. You’re lucky to live in such a wild and beautiful place, Jane.
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Oh, Hell’s Mouth! We didn’t go there often – saved it for really awful days, but you could lean 45 degrees into the wind and get held up. We used to find allsorts on the beach, washed up. I think that’s where it got it’s name from, cos all the shipwrecked bodies used to wash up there…
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Just looked The Price of Water up on amazon, @anna. Sounds interesting. I’ll have to put it on my TBR pile.
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Jane I am in and out of the Calder valley area of W.Yorks and thoroughly recommend it as a novel setting – get your Bronte/Ted Hughes/Gallows Pole on, sort of thing. Happy to provide pics, though I am very much a “smartphone photograhper”. As I write fantasy it doesn’t feature per se but it is certainly an inspiring spot.
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Oh, good luck with that one, Raine – I love doing research, but alas can’t help you on this occasion.
I love the idea of a group to share locations though, @janeshuff. I’m basing my wip on West Yorkshire (where I live), namely the 60s era, but am more than willing to share info on my part of town.-
Ooh thank you Jonathan and Janette. I’ll message you with my email address. I’m at the very early stage at the moment.
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@janeshuff, that sort of forum would be great wouldn’t it? Perhaps worth setting one up sometime.
@squidge & @richardb, it’s a gorgeous place, isn’t it? I had a couple of trips there to stay at a residential welsh language school in the most stunning, stark, kind of depressing setting. I love all those abandoned mines/quarrys/houses. Softer than…[Read more]-
It sounds lovely. Good luck with it.
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Jonathan replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
I could SloMo.
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RichardB replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
SloMo – definitely sounds like my kind of thing. I’d be up for it. Might encourage me to get a bit more editing done on the notorious ghost story.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Mentorship Scheme – Writing East Midlands in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 6 months ago
Hi Squidge,
No, I’m not super-involved, but the mentorship scheme was a huge and brilliant project for me. It’s definitely worth applying. I don’t find WEM especially highbrow! Generally very friendly, supportive and enthusiastic about writers and writing.
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Squidge replied to the topic Mentorship Scheme – Writing East Midlands in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 6 months ago
Are you involved in WEM, Philippa? I just received their latest email update and it all sounded a bit highbrow!
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Squidge started the topic Fairlight needs winter/new year stories… in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 6 months ago
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Jonathan replied to the topic New title needed for 'Snatched' – help! in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 6 months ago
I like “London and Her Shadow” too, with “Shadow City” a close second.
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Philippa East started the topic Mentorship Scheme – Writing East Midlands in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 6 months ago
Hi guys,
I was awarded a place on this mentorship scheme a couple of years ago, and it was absolutely brilliant.
If you are a writer in the East Midlands area then definitely consider applying.
Here’s the link for all the details. http://www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk/services/mentoring/
Deadline 11th November
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Philippa East replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
Love the sound of that, @raine, including setting up a group.
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Raine replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
So SloMoNoWriMo (!!) looks a go-er! Perhaps a group (no need to be private, I’d have thought) where we can each post our daily intentions/plans/progress, so we can mutually cheer each other on (in slow motion). Whether the plan be just some words, or edit a chapter, or plan a short, or whatever. Or even have a break day (yay for break days filled…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Just spotted this if anyone’s got anything that might suit?
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Nice one. Worth posting in the opportunities thread?
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Will do – if I can find it! Still not totally familiar with where to find stuff…
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Squidge replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years, 6 months ago
SloMo. Love it. Matches me perfectly.
(Although I did manage a couple of hours yesterday on the WIP – nothing new added, but dialogue’s snappier!)
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Squidge replied to the topic New title needed for 'Snatched' – help! in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 6 months ago
I like Two Cities and the Void, but wonder whether, for the novel as you’ve described it, The Void Between Two Cities works better? Which is more central to the story – the space between, or the actual cities? Looks like you’re getting closer to finding your title though.
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