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Capt, I have an idea that may interest you. It is another plot idea, but *** the one that I suggest a couple of months ago. This one is more officiant and will help more, with the side effect of taking up more space.
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11-Mar-2009 19:41:16
Well, I was thinking about discssing Plot Charts. I don't knwo if you've heard of them, but they're great for when summarizing stories. Anyway, you can use them to plot out your entire story or just a chapter. It has 5 main aspects:
Numbers in (_)'s are the amount aloud in this section. (--) means that the number aloud is infinent.
1. Exposition (1): The Exposition is the problem of the story, every good story will state the problem in the first couple of chapters. For example, say Sam losed an orb that is magical (but he doesn't know it). This is his problem and his mission is to find the orb.
2. Rising Actions (--): Rising Actions are actions or events in the story that lead up to the cli(c)max which I will discuss next. Rising Actions are usually exciting parts that will lead up to the big twist. For example, say Sam comes across a Mythical Creature that helps guide him to the orb.
3. cli(c)max (1): The cli(c)max is usually in the Mid-End part of the story. The cli(c)max is the most major event in your story of chapter. Without a good cli(c)max , you won't have a good story or chapter. For example, say Sam meets the person who stole or took the orb that he lost and they have some sort of battle.
4. Falling Actions (--): Falling actions are actions that happen after the cli(c)max. These are usually not big events. For example, after the great battle between Sam (and say the bad guy is Tom), Sam returns home after his long journey.
5. Resoloution (1): If this was for an entire story, this would be where you would state the soloution to the problem. If this were for a chapter, this would state the outcome of something the character did wrong and what he did wrong, or something he did good and what he did good.
Then I would draw a plot chart and post it. I could also add more. What do you think?
I must go so I will see what you have to say later.
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Numbers in (_)'s are the amount aloud in this section. (--) means that the number aloud is infinent.
1. Exposition (1): The Exposition is the problem of the story, every good story will state the problem in the first couple of chapters. For example, say Sam losed an orb that is magical (but he doesn't know it). This is his problem and his mission is to find the orb.
2. Rising Actions (--): Rising Actions are actions or events in the story that lead up to the cli(c)max which I will discuss next. Rising Actions are usually exciting parts that will lead up to the big twist. For example, say Sam comes across a Mythical Creature that helps guide him to the orb.
3. cli(c)max (1): The cli(c)max is usually in the Mid-End part of the story. The cli(c)max is the most major event in your story of chapter. Without a good cli(c)max , you won't have a good story or chapter. For example, say Sam meets the person who stole or took the orb that he lost and they have some sort of battle.
4. Falling Actions (--): Falling actions are actions that happen after the cli(c)max. These are usually not big events. For example, after the great battle between Sam (and say the bad guy is Tom), Sam returns home after his long journey.
5. Resoloution (1): If this was for an entire story, this would be where you would state the soloution to the problem. If this were for a chapter, this would state the outcome of something the character did wrong and what he did wrong, or something he did good and what he did good.
Then I would draw a plot chart and post it. I could also add more. What do you think?
I must go so I will see what you have to say later.
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11-Mar-2009 21:59:55 - Last edited on 11-Mar-2009 22:01:17 by Ooozaki
Yeah, Taunter just told me about that. Well, when he's able to get back on the forums, I'll talk to him
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11-Mar-2009 23:04:15
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