StoryOsophy - For Writers, Storytellers and Story Lovers

Tune in for a good trick for your toolbox and examples of some not so conventional resolutions. Continuing from last week’s episode, Adam and Devin conclude their discussion on resolution.

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How do you dovetail all your story elements together at the end? How is a cliffhanger its own form of resolution? Devin and Adam explore resolution in this two-part episode.

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How do you foreshadow or setup something in your story to have the most effect when you pay it off? Do you pay off with a twist, turn, reveal, discovery, or realization?

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Devin and Adam conclude their two-part discussion about dialogue and subtext with some great examples and helpful tricks to write subtext easily.

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What is the difference between what a person is saying and what they are not saying, or saying beneath the surface? Devin and Adam discuss the value of great dialogue and subtext in this two-part episode.

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How is character arc different from the plot of a story? What makes a successful character arc? Adam and Devin continue their discussion about character transformations.

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How are change, growth, and evolution vital to the characters of a story and their audience? Adam and Devin examine transformation and catharsis.

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What is a character giving up and what are they gaining?  What does it mean to raise the stakes?  How do you raise them?  Devin and Adam explore the “stakes” of a story.

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What is the tone or mood of a piece?  How are you expressing your story?  What is the overall voice?  Adam and Devin examine tone, style, and genre.

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What is the storyteller trying to “say” in a story?  How do they express that theme?  How do they find a balance between too obvious or so subtle it is lost? In this episode, Devin and Adam explore these questions about theme.

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