Write the dramatic rise of the play backwards to suss out drivers and action that truly energize you as a writer. " Have ypu elaborated on this somewhere? (loving this newsletter)
“pathos” 👍 … a “crisis of empathy” that (potentially) brings the audience to their knees? I am working backwards, and then forwards, to bring tgese moments into existence
Thanks for your 21 points. Thought provoking and informative especially reading backwards... I can see how this works: if I am searching through a list or indeed a piece of prose for something specific, I’ve discovered reading it backwards makes my quarry leap out at me. Now actually writing it backwards… wow! What is revealed then? Writers love bending time’s arrow but what other directions do you you fly off in if you do this backwards? And how the hell do you do it? I guess it’s got to be plotted and planned thoroughly so you know the end. But when I write I find the end can differ considerably from that I’d planned (pesky characters) so can the beginning of a play change when written backwards - or indeed the end? Look forward to your article.
Thanks for these 21 gems! I love all of these tips, but I love number 21 the most. I often chose Pathos but I have been critiqued that Pathos alone is not enough conflict. I wrestle with the difference between a true conflict and what is just a plain old disagreement between two characters. Now back to the diamond mines…
Write the dramatic rise of the play backwards to suss out drivers and action that truly energize you as a writer. " Have ypu elaborated on this somewhere? (loving this newsletter)
“pathos” 👍 … a “crisis of empathy” that (potentially) brings the audience to their knees? I am working backwards, and then forwards, to bring tgese moments into existence
Thanks for your 21 points. Thought provoking and informative especially reading backwards... I can see how this works: if I am searching through a list or indeed a piece of prose for something specific, I’ve discovered reading it backwards makes my quarry leap out at me. Now actually writing it backwards… wow! What is revealed then? Writers love bending time’s arrow but what other directions do you you fly off in if you do this backwards? And how the hell do you do it? I guess it’s got to be plotted and planned thoroughly so you know the end. But when I write I find the end can differ considerably from that I’d planned (pesky characters) so can the beginning of a play change when written backwards - or indeed the end? Look forward to your article.
Thanks for these 21 gems! I love all of these tips, but I love number 21 the most. I often chose Pathos but I have been critiqued that Pathos alone is not enough conflict. I wrestle with the difference between a true conflict and what is just a plain old disagreement between two characters. Now back to the diamond mines…