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Blueprints (31-39) - Coggle Diagram
Blueprints (31-39)
Engine
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How engine is used, themes to be illuminated, is matter of choice
Sometimes it's not a question of what will happen, but how
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Identify engines in your reading, or lack there of
Gold
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Can be small scene, anecdote, startling fact, or telling quote
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Mix
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If start with narrative then move to info, ensure move back to narrative to avoid "bait and switch"
Ending
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Dilemma for writers: reality is messy, but readers seek closure
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Strategies
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Payoff
Reward, secret revealed, mystery solved
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Repeat
Like # of elements (tool 20), number of repetitions has meaning
Repeating key words, phrases, elements creates a rhythm, pace, structure, wavelength that reinforces central theme
Used to help remember, build an argument, underscore emotion
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Can transcend the rhetorical, ascending to myth/scripture
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Create scenes
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Place scenes and moments in meaningful order, a story board, a script
Can be ordered chronologically, back in time, or in space
From one side of street to other, from cop to criminal
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Archetypes
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Use subtle symbols, not crashing cymbals
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Can be expectation manipulated, frustrated, or fulfilled in novel ways
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Waste
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Short works have strength of power, wit, and polish
Long works can have short elements: anecdotes, scenes, descriptions
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