Wednesday 5 November 2014

Writing Wednesdays - October Short Story Course Summary

So, welcome back! Sorry for the break last week - I was working on the October Short Story Course, which is now complete (indeed, I'm about 14,000 words into Nano).

I thought what would make most sense today would be to create a summary of the October Short Story Course, putting all of the information in one place.  So here it goes!

One - Word to describe the atmosphere, description of the setting: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/98901308170/october-short-story-course-day-one

Two - Names and character descriptions, pick out your three main characters: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99005632115/october-short-story-course-day-two

Three - Make profiles for each of your main characters: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99082797335/october-short-story-course-day-three

Four - Work out relationships between different characters: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99173206170/october-short-story-course-day-four-draw-a

Five - One sentence summary of your story, paragraphs, and characters meeting: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99255112535/october-short-story-course-day-five

Six - Check things work together, write overview from different characters: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99352013545/october-short-story-course-day-six




Ten - Write three or four short paragraphs, each for a different scene: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99671192945/october-short-story-course-day-ten

Eleven - Write the scenes from yesterday in name: *action* format: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99762521490/october-short-story-course-day-eleven

Twelve - Write your favourite scene from yesterday out in full: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99851317035/october-short-story-course-day-twelve

Thirteen - Draw a table of character responses to plot development:
http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/99942432230/draw-out-a-table-of-how-your-characters-feel-and

Fourteen - Song for each character, how they develop across the plot: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/100026607310/october-short-story-course-day-fourteen

Fifteen - In character explanations of the scene from the twelfth, pick a POV: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/100107300325/october-short-story-course-day-fifteen


Seventeen - Which animal would each character be and 700 words: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/100270305520/october-short-story-course-day-seventeen





Twenty Two - 700 words, and the characters dreams, ambitions and super powers: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/100690896985/october-short-story-course-day-twenty-two









Thirty One - Finish the story, and consider how characters have changed: http://jchasestories.tumblr.com/post/101437960375/october-short-story-course-day-thirty-one


Thanks, I hope this has helped you to see how I sometimes go about constructing a story, and I'll talk to you soon!