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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic HUGE Announcement! in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
@kate-flournoy Yes. It’s a self-paced video course, so you can definitely watch it at your own pace, whether that’s doing a couple a week or binge-watching a bunch of sessions at once. 😉
Feedback-wise, we’ve set up a bunch of short four-question surveys you can fill out after watching each lesson so you don’t need to give feedback on the whole…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic HUGE Announcement! in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions #2 in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
@Sarah-H I think they’re copyright markings for until the cover’s finished, so no one can steal it.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
Yes, now that you mention it the name probably should be bigger. Not huge, but bigger than it is. I’ve a new appreciation for the size of names on covers after spending fifteen minutes at the library just examining covers… it was shocking how many titles were squished into the corner just to make room for a gargantuan name. :/ Anyway. Yes. I…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions #2 in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
*screams* @Hope you deserted me!
Oh wait, I can do this. Yeah. I’m fine. 😉
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
@Daeus I love it. Nothing really to complain of that I can see. I do think the picture of the man is a little fuzzy, but that may be just the distraction of all the watermarks and such on the cover. I love the crossed axe and sword. Overall, I find it very eye-catching and engaging.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions #2 in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Book Cover Opinions #2 in the forum Art 9 years, 4 months ago
@Daeus heyyyy, I actually really like that. There’s a lot more for the brain to process there; it’s vastly more interesting. The only thing I can think might help with setting the genre a bit more obviously is a sword somewhere in the design… it doesn’t have to be in the actual picture, but maybe in the border… just a sword-shape. You could…[Read more]
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Eight: Flat Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
Who’s someone that you look up to in real life? Why do you look up to them? When you understand who you look up to your personal heroes, you will better understand how you want your reader to view your protagonist.
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Seven: Negative Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
What are some negative arc stories that use catharsis well? How do they accomplish this catharsis?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic ARCHIVED – Discussion for Video Six: Positive Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
What has most helped you in your growth in the Christian life? How can you apply this to your storytelling?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Videos 6-8: Developing Character Arcs in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 4 months ago
We’ll be using the same thread for these next three lessons. After you’ve watched the lesson that corresponds with the character arc you’re using in your work-in-progress, develop your character arc by plotting out the five key scenes and determining what each of them will look like for your protagonist. Then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Five: Character Arcs in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
Why do people change? What has caused you to change the way you lived in the past?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 5: Character Arc in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 4 months ago
Decide what Experiment in Living your protagonist begins with, and which Experiment in Living he or she ends with. Also decide if you only want to include these two experiments, or if you want to include some transitory experiments. Then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Four: The Experiment in Living in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
What do you think will help you personally put yourself in your character’s shoes?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 4: Experiment in Living in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 4 months ago
Take the theme you chose for your story and create five different Experiments in Living. Then, develop two of those experiments to include poetic justice and post all your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Three: Discovering & Deepening Theme in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
Let’s try to find the concepts we talked about in this lesson in other stories. Pick a favorite story, figure out what its theme, focusing question, and message might be, and then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 3: Discovering & Deepening Theme in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 4 months ago
Discover the major theme of your novel, discover your focusing question, create five different answers for your focusing question, and then choose one of those answers to be your novel’s message. Then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Two: The Importance of Theme in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
What most excites you about theme?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video One: Introduction in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 4 months ago
What are you most hoping to take out of this course?
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