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Humainologie creative dialogue team practice Zoom link for Wednesday November 11

  • Arthur Clark
  • Nov 8, 2020
  • 3 min read

“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” ― Kurt Vonnegut

Here is the link provided by Shinobu for our creative dialogue team practice on Wednesday, November 11, starting at 6:30 PM. From her message I understand we will use this same link each week for the rest of the year.

Topic: Humainologie creative dialogue team practice Time: Nov 11, 2020 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Every week on Wed, until Dec 30, 2020, 8 occurrence(s) Nov 11, 2020 06:30 PM Nov 18, 2020 06:30 PM Nov 25, 2020 06:30 PM Dec 2, 2020 06:30 PM Dec 9, 2020 06:30 PM Dec 16, 2020 06:30 PM Dec 23, 2020 06:30 PM Dec 30, 2020 06:30 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89466067851?pwd=TzY2T1ZrVWNjdGo5aWhMSFV1cTVBQT09

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Five years ago, I thought I couldn’t write a short story. I proved myself wrong. I just started writing short stories and got better at it. Being able to write stories has had surprising benefits for me. Who knows, it might change your life if you tried it. To find out, you would have to, well, you know…. You could define your goal in a little more detail before you take the leap, and then off you go!

Here are three plots I have stolen from movies that I like. Ain’t no law against it. You are welcome to use one for your story. Shakespeare stole his plots. If Shakespeare can do it, you can do it. Off you go!

· Polite, quiet man is capable of lightning-quick response, including violence, when a crisis arises.

· Attractive somewhat shy young woman becomes homesick, then good fortune arrives and pulls her in two different directions.

· Several members of a dysfunctional family are drawn together with a shared purpose very quickly because of a golden opportunity (or a crisis).

You could do a warmup exercise with flash fiction (the shortest short story). Donna (who may join us on Wednesday) recently reminded me of a famous piece of flash fiction attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Perhaps it’s the shortest short story ever written. Here it is: For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn.

Here is my transcription of Kurt Vonnegut’s basics for writing a story:

1. Use the time of a total stranger in a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

2. Give the readers at least one character they can root for.

3. Every character should want something, even if it’s only a glass of water

4. Every sentence must either reveal character or advance the action.

5. Start as close to the end as possible

6. Be a sadist. No matter how sweet or innocent your characters, have awful things happen to them, so that the reader can see what they are made of.

7. Write to please just one person.

8. Give your readers as much information as soon as possible.

Reach for the sky! See you Wednesday!

Arthur

 
 
 

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