Thinking Inside the Box
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marycatelliHow to write: think inside the box! (It's written about movies, but it applies to other stories too.)
Which is one metaphor for it. I tend to go by whether an idea smells like it's part of the same story.
And if you want to talk about either one and sound all academic-like, you can talk about the unities. In particular, the unity on which Aristotle harped: unity of theme. Everything in a story has to come together.
Which is one metaphor for it. I tend to go by whether an idea smells like it's part of the same story.
And if you want to talk about either one and sound all academic-like, you can talk about the unities. In particular, the unity on which Aristotle harped: unity of theme. Everything in a story has to come together.
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Hey, you!
Date: 2009-07-14 10:56 pm (UTC)You have some lovely posts here. Thank you for them!
Re: Hey, you!
Date: 2009-07-15 01:26 am (UTC)