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Writing Exercise- Writing Tragedy (or Satire) from Real Experiences.

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:July 11, 2013
Post category:comedy craiglist irony Keurig new writer satire tragedy Writing and Creating Writing exercise

Today started with a tragedy. One that is known to throw writers into a depression so deep, they may emerge as right-wing pundits. My Keurig broke. For those uninitiated to…

Writing Exercise- Finding Your Creativity (or how Monty Python did it)

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 18, 2013
Post category:comedy creativity John Cleese lessons Maria Popova monty python screenwriting stories storytelling writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

One of my favorite creators is John Cleese. I fell in love with him at the $3.00 all day art house film festival back in the 70’s watching all the…

Writing Exercice- The Outline Made Understandable

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 17, 2013
Post category:character comedy creativity lessons Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

Let's build the structure of your story now that the characters are created. The Outline part of the writing is very linear and like building a house, there are necessary…

Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 6, Dislikes/Likes/Details

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 13, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity halloween lessons Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

Dislikes/Likes/DetailsWe are moving on to deliberate infinitesimal character traits to make them 3D fully flushed person. This is where it gets fun, as you can already see the character and…

Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public life

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 12, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public lifeWhat we do in our public or professional life is very different then we act at home. Character's who grow up rich or poor, but…

Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal Habits

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 11, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal HabitsWe move on to the little things that define a personality. Like rubbing the grain with a cloth and wax to define a piece of…

Writing Exercise: Character Traits- Lesson 3, Personality

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 10, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

All characters have specific personality traits that make up the core of how they react to things. If I said to you “This person polishes her toenails every night” or…

Writing Exercise- First Time Writer Sage Advice

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 8, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons new writer Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing writing advice Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

I am going to take an itty-bitty break from the Character exercise to toss out some First Time Writer Sage Advice. Admittedly, this is prodigious advice for anyone who taps…

Writing Exercises: Character Traits- Lesson 2, The Basics

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 6, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons new writer Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing writing advice Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

Character Traits- Lesson 2, The BasicsWe will continue on the creation of your little monster. The Basics tell as much about a person as any category. You will usually steal…

Writing Lesson- Developing Dynamic Characters

Post author:Teri Bayus
Post published:June 5, 2013
Post category:character character building comedy creativity lessons new writer Outline plot screenwriting stories storytelling structure writer advice Writing writing advice Writing and Creating Writing exercise writing group

CharacterNext step in creating your masterpiece is to establish your dynamic characters. To make sure the main creature appearing in your writing/script is interesting to your audience, you must emphasizing…