tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post7939854959038999423..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: The Story-Worthy ProblemHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-88406565149824767882012-05-30T19:27:53.288-05:002012-05-30T19:27:53.288-05:00It might feel abstract because it's so hard to...It might feel abstract because it's so hard to figure out, but I think you can find it with some deep thought. Just remember it has to do with the mental/emotional issue not the physical action. <br /><br />Good luck finding your story worthy problem!Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-9930742557383488502012-05-30T19:00:41.620-05:002012-05-30T19:00:41.620-05:00I have read the book and found it helpful, but it ...I have read the book and found it helpful, but it seems that the story-worthy problem is also an abstract concept, like a theme. Would anyone agree with that. As you can tell, I haven't grasped it yet.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301586884190412075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-62992807354503725222012-02-06T17:29:06.728-06:002012-02-06T17:29:06.728-06:00I love how the inner (my words) and outer conflict...I love how the inner (my words) and outer conflict weave through each other and work on each other in this definition of a story worthy problem. Great post! I'm going to have to get that book.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-16742297663974705122012-02-06T11:35:01.941-06:002012-02-06T11:35:01.941-06:00Great post. I also think Hooked is a great read. :...Great post. I also think Hooked is a great read. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-4562152705281363462012-02-06T10:14:16.997-06:002012-02-06T10:14:16.997-06:00This is a great post.
I'll tell you right u...This is a great post. <br /><br />I'll tell you right up front, I've pretty much given up on fiction writing. I just don't have room in my life for both that and music, so I've gone with my first love. I scratch my writing itch by blogging. Even a long post with lots of graphs and deep thinking on a subject I not familiar with is a sprint compared to a short story of comparable length.<br /><br />I'll recommend another book, it you can find it: The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner. I found it on the reminders shelf years ago, and I used to reread it every Spring. I think it's influence all of my writing.<br /><br />Now you have me wondering - what is the story-worthy problem for each of the main characters in A Song of Ice and Fire? Hmmmmm . . .<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-86101686291598536762012-02-05T19:37:23.049-06:002012-02-05T19:37:23.049-06:00I've read that book - long long ago. I need t...I've read that book - long long ago. I need to go pull it out again for my women's fiction MC.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-81502953438543490972012-02-05T17:23:30.146-06:002012-02-05T17:23:30.146-06:00I've heard a lot of good things about this boo...I've heard a lot of good things about this book. Wish I had it! Adding to long list...mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-63995085716618369412012-02-05T16:22:51.670-06:002012-02-05T16:22:51.670-06:00I think I have this book on my hubby's Kindle-...I think I have this book on my hubby's Kindle--I'd forgotten it was there! Silly me. I definitely have to read it. :) Sounds like I need to run my novels through this sieve and see if I have all the necessary ingredients!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-8576253963553732532012-02-04T14:44:27.515-06:002012-02-04T14:44:27.515-06:00Hello Huntress.
Just wanted to say HI *Waves hand*...Hello Huntress.<br />Just wanted to say HI *Waves hand* and say I've seen you around Blogosphere and wanted to join in all the fun :) Look forward to your posts :)Jade Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222077919322049845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-86827717417852943482012-02-04T08:39:49.387-06:002012-02-04T08:39:49.387-06:00I usually characterize (ha!) that question as: Wha...I usually characterize (ha!) that question as: What does the character most want? Sometimes the character doesn't know what they want until it bites them on the nose; other times they want the wrong thing, or at least wrong for them. <br /><br />And these aren't superficial wants like wanting the latest pair of shoes, but rather, emotional wants. Such as a character who wants to be loved, or wants to become stronger to protect others. <br /><br />Then there's the emotional obstacles of self-doubt, fear of being rejected, and so on, that the character has to get over. Resolving surface-level obstacles usually helps to overcome their emotional deficiencies. They become a little braver, they come to trust their own abilities, etc.<br /><br />...Well, that turned out a wee bit longer than anticipated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073344742586893980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-78764311121737253712012-02-03T16:07:49.925-06:002012-02-03T16:07:49.925-06:00I have that book, but haven't read it yet! He ...I have that book, but haven't read it yet! He states that really well too, having a main goal/problem for the protag and then all the other conflicts coincide with that. Me likey. :)Cortney Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774060537148628453noreply@blogger.com