Etiqueta: the writer’s journey
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Does your fiction begin with death?
Perhaps a Hero has no romantic partner, and is looking for the «missing piece» to complete her life. Thisis often symbolized in fairy tales by having the Hero experience a loss or a death in the family. Many fairy tales begin with the death of a parent or the kidnapping of a brother or sister.…
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Are characters predictable or unpredictable?
But Heroes must also be unique human beings, rather than stereotypical creatures or tin gods without flaws or unpredictability. Like any effective work of art they need both universality and originality. Nobody wants to see a movie or read a story about abstract qualities in human form. We want stories about real people. A real character, like a…
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Arte, forma e identificación
Los artistas que operan bajo el principio de rechazar toda forma están ellos/ellas mismos/mismas subordinados a la forma. La frescura y el contraste de su trabajo vienen del contraste con todo lo impregnado por las fórmulas y los patrones de la cultura. Sin embargo, estos artistas corren el riesgo de alcanzar una audiencia limitada porque…