Category Archives: TECHNIQUES

I. STORY, PLOT, STRUCTURE: Conflict-Crisis-Resolution

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ANALYZING PLOT: CONFLICT-CRISIS-RESOLUTION (FREYTAG’S PYRAMID): Two stories that illustrate the ways that conflict-crisis-resolution can work in the best fiction are Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” and James Joyce’s “Araby.” Each is available to read online, and each contains the essential elements of the short story. What are these elements? At the beginning we want to be introduced to a Continue reading I. STORY, PLOT, STRUCTURE: Conflict-Crisis-Resolution→

I. STORY, PLOT, STRUCTURE: (Journal Entry vs. Story)

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JOURNAL ENTRY VS. STORY (OR, WHAT I DID THIS WEEKEND VS. CONFLICT-CRISIS-RESOLUTION   Young writers often ask about the difference between writing a journal and writing a story. This highlights what I think is one of the most important aspects of writing. When teaching writing workshops this is something that I come back to time and again. Beginning writers are Continue reading I. STORY, PLOT, STRUCTURE: (Journal Entry vs. Story)→