Categoría: How to write fiction
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Image: the obvious thing common to poetry and comics p2
Visual literacy is rarely taken into account and extensively unknown to people. That’s how comics and poems are not related to each other without an explanation of the obvious. In the case of poems, they will not be recognized as images for literacy excludes image as “intellectual”. In the case of comics, they will not…
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What do comics and poems have in common: silence p2
We break the silence. It is the white or black without any word or image we intrude upon. We can create silence. That black or white around the word or image to create sequences, rhythm and interest. Silence is there for us to read it.
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What do comics and poems have in common: silence p1
Silence is nothing. However, important to fiction, design and perhaps, engineering. Without silence, there’s no tale, no reading and hence fore, no communication.
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Why to watch out with words!
Maybe you think words are not something to be wary of. Watch out! The traitors. Sometimes the complaint is hidden among them. They can be a quick peek into the horrible inner world of the character. And they’re easily misunderstood. Pick them with care. Or let them ooze without regard. As unworthy as they seem, they can change a character’s world. In consequence, be wary of words and in awe too. Pasto kalo.
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From the fly-man to the man-fly, are magic system reversible? p2
Determining the time our story is taking place we can imagine clothes, culture, tech and… resolve the question about society behaviour. How are men and women to behave? It also helps choosing the way we’re bending the usual plot lines known for fantasy in order to create something different.
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From the fly-man to the man-fly, are magic system reversible? p1
Once we have these three elements (limitation frame around the magic to be used, abundance or lack thereof and the beings working out the magic system or against it) we have enough to discuss story seed. What Michael Alwill calls seed story (I’d call it magic bean) is: Where? When? What’s society like? Main character?…
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How to box a character into a corner in magic systems… p2
What’s the media shooting the bullet? Meaning: wand, spell, runes? How many spells can be used at a time, do runes lose charge as batteries? Are candles needed? What’s the duration of a potion? Magic is the same for every human being and it is not at the same time. We all expect fantasy genre…
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How to box a character into a corner in magic systems… p1
In order for us not to get into closed back alleys regarding the use of magic, we must have our magic system defined in terms of use. The way it is used, limits the possible actions to be taken by characters. The magic system has to be self-contained. Yet, at the same time we exploit…
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Does anyone play magic cards? p2
Whilst it is impossible for novels to play more than one action line per character and that’s a great characteristic of movies; theater can’t display as much, given budget and the stage real time convention. And despite comics being able to, drawing economy is a must. We have to be thrifty with time and resources…
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Does anyone play magic cards? p1
Magic systems can be as simple as playing chess. One move at a time. Protagonist vs antagonist.