Tag: climax
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Of Knights, L-Shaped Movements Crisis and Climax…
In the game of chess, the Knight is the only piece or character on the board that can jump over another pieces even those who are friendly. The Knight moves in a “L”-shaped pattern. The Knight does this by going 2 steps forward, or backward, horizontal or vertical and then 1 step left or right…
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Of John Gardner, Writing and The Worm Hole Experience…
“Any event that seems to the given writer startling, curious, or interest-laden can form the climax of a possible story.” –John Gardner in The Art of Fiction Climax is that place in the story or novel where the protagonist, the main character, reveals in action, that she or he has integrated knowledge gained through the…
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Of Spirals, Parking Garages, and Points of Entry and Identification…
The road that led your protagonist away at the opening of your novel or story brings her or him home again during the final stage, but at a new level of awareness. And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and…
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Of Spirals, Parking Garages, and Points of Entry and Identification…
The road that took the protagonist away, during the final stage of the novel, brings her or him home again, but at a new level of awareness. And since time has moved forward, while the central character has been gone, we could entitle the journey, Back to the Future and Home Again. The central character…
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Of Peeling Onions, Surrender and Writing from The Zone…
The stage of renewal in a story offers a second opportunity for rebirth. Unlike the crisis, the scenes of renewal focus on the inner life of the major character. Through the action of deciding and choosing to share the good news of her or his triumph in both word and deed, the protagonist now heads…
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Of Swords, Inner Demons and the Waters of Renewal…
The area of a novel that follows climax brings renewal. Yet writing this part of the story gets tricky. Rolling towards the finish line authors can easily lose control of the narrative. We must remain upon the horse of our story. Climax has delivered a delayed and second crisis a second form of transformation, what…
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Of Dimensions of Experience, Mystery and Feet of Practicality…
Climax follows a time a crisis. As the story heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that…