AmericanWriters.com -- Creative Writing Podcast.
Summary: The Creative Writing Podcast at AmericanWriters.com is designed to help writers of all levels. The focus is on characterization, narrative, plot development, dialogue, conflict, setting, literary archetypes, etc. Episodes are not centered around mindless, useless pep talks and recycled writing tips. Rather, the Podcast at AmericanWriters.com offers in-depth analysis of what works and what doesn't, with explanations and original writing samples. Contact Tom at AmericanWriters@gmail.com.
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- Artist: Tom Occhipinti (AmericanWriters@gmail.com)
- Copyright: Copyright 2009 Tom Occhipinti
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This time out, I talk about how setting can establish tone, bolster theme and give psychological dimension to your story.
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Step outside of yourself -- Stop making all your fiction thinly-veiled autobiography.
Ahh, yes. This is one of my favorite discussions when talking about writing. It goes well beyond the mundane, deeply into character and conflict analysis and into the psychological and archetypal. Without this useful dramatic device, your story can easily fall limp. You really need to check this one out as we will come back to the issue of the Shadow from time to time.
Should we be afraid of adverbs? Sometimes, yes. Listen to this and learn why.
Okay, write that hateful character -- but make sure that he is loveable.
Stop writing what you KNOW and start using your imagination!
Yes, internal conflict is the heart of characterization; but it's also at the heart of drama. Listen and learn.
Tom Occhipinti talks about how to write dialogue in fiction. He covers the basic rules and discusses whether or not they should be broken. Finally, he touches upon the issue of writing MEANINGFUL dialogue and along the way recounts a funny story from his college days. Or maybe Tom just has a cruel sense of humor. You decide.
This is Part Two of a show that discusses the various ways you can open a story. Part One addressed opening a story with Narrative Description. Here in Part Two, Tom Occhipinti addresses opening a story with Action and Dialogue, respectively. It's an in-depth examination of the Do's and Don'ts, with a heck of a lot of analysis. Check it out.
If you have ever struggled over how to open your story, this show will help, as it looks at a few possible approaches. Even if you don't have an issue with this, the discussion and sample passage written and analyzed by Tom is fodder for thought. This episode is Part One.
Our first show introduces you to the podcast creator and writer, Tom Occhipinti, and gives you a heads up on the direction that the podcast series will take.
