Tag: dream
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Of Love, Dreams and Waking Up…
“Love is one long sweet dream and marriage is the alarm clock.” BLOOM OF LOVE on Twitter When reading this on Twitter I immediately thought of how living so closely with someone, waking up to them next to you when your breath does not carry the aroma you would like to hit your nose, never…
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Of Silence, The Three-Act Structure and Death…
Dreams are but stories that possess a beginning, middle and end. Recognizing this Aristotle superimposed this organization of dreams–his three-act structure onto that of plays and stories to render them more comprehensible. Dreams, like stories and plays, hold drama, and their trajectory of plot often includes a dilemma, even if the problem is one of…
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Who Am I: What Do I Really Want?
According to Jungian theory, the shadow aspect of one’s personality contains any, and everything that falls out of alignment, stands apart, from the ego ideal. The writer must examine the central character’s values, those held by her or his family, mother, father and culture, to gain a sense of how the Shadow archetype might manifest…
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The Heroine/Hero and Their Function in Story
The heroine or hero provides the reader with perspective and focus on the story, point of view. She or he also serves as the point of identification allowing the reader to invest her or his feelings towards care and concern for not simply the major character but also remaining with the story to see its…
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So You Want to Write a Story: What’s At Stake?
Establishing what is at stake for the protagonist of your story is essential for grasping and holding a reader’s attention. Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character.