The meaning of compromise!
I can relate to this
Talking about loving ourselves...
Missing that little personal touch that nobody know about. That is the sparkle in a sad day.
Here are 14 sad plot ideas that don’t require character deaths
1. Having to give up an item of huge emotional importance 2. A leader being abandoned by their own people
3. Redemption arc that comes just a little too late 4. Making a mistake that’s too big to be forgiven for
5. Unrequited love with a childhood best friend 6. Betrayal by a sibling, parent or child
7. Realizing who they truly love when it’s too late 8. Not being believed by those closest to them when it really matters
9. A character who’s completely at peace with their tragic destiny 10. Relapsing on an addiction after doing so well
11. Making an honest mistake that leads to horrible consequences and endangers people they love 12. Trying so hard time and time again, and still not achieving any results
13. Having to watch a friend or family get tortured without being able to stop it 14. Realizing someone they love is in danger, but they’re the ones who sent them into it
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Writing Tips
Scene Checklist
「 note: this is for the editing stage; remember, first draft is for the writer & editing is for the reader; get it down before worrying about these things unless it is just for practice 」
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ACTIONS
↦ are the actions necessary?
↦ are the verbs as descriptive as possible?
↦ do the actions match the character? why did the character take those actions?
↦ are the actions clear?
DIALOGUE
↦ what is the purpose for each statement?
↦ does each statement move the story forward?
↦ are the dialogue tags as descriptive as possible?
↦ does the dialogue match the character? why did the character say those things?
EMOTIONS
↦ are each character’s emotions clearly stated or implied?
↦ are the character’s emotions justifiable?
↦ how does the character’s emotions affect their actions?
LANGUAGE
↦ are you showing or telling?
↦ does the scene have clarity & coherence?
↦ does the scene have the desired tone, mood, & voice?
PURPOSE
↦ is this scene necessary? (if removed, would the story still make sense?)
↦ are there stakes at risk in this scene? is there tension?
↦ has something changed from the beginning to the end of the scene?
↦ possible purposes: advance the plot? reveal character goal? increase tension? develop character? reveal conflict? react to conflict? explain backstory? foreshadow? build world? reinforce theme, tone, or mood?
SETTING
↦ will your reader clearly know the setting throughout the scene?
↦ room? house? city? state? country? planet? galaxy?
↦ time of day? season of year? weather?
↦ chronologically within story?
STRUCTURE
↦ is there a distinct beginning, middle, and end?
↦ is the chronological order of events clear?
↦ does the scene smoothly transition from one to another?
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DWIGHT SWAIN’S SCENE VS SEQUEL
↦ Swain believed scenes should repeat these sequences in order to keep the interest of the reader piqued
↦ Swain says “a scene is a unit of conflict lived through by character and reader” & “a sequel is a unit of transition that links two scenes”
↦ scene: goal, conflict, disaster
⟿ goal: character’s decision to do something for a purpose
⟿ conflict: something opposing the character’s ability to achieve goal
⟿ disaster: a disruption or turning point to keep the readers hooked
↦ sequel: reaction, dilemma, decision
⟿ reaction: character’s emotional/analytical reaction to the disaster
⟿ dilemma: what should the character do now
⟿ decision: what does the character do now
↦ does your scene have one of these three-part patterns?
DWIGHT SWAIN’S MRU
↦ MRU: motivation-reaction units
↦ these are for alternating sentences or paragraphs
↦ motivation: objective thing your character externally senses (what happens?)
↦ reaction: subjective response your character internally has (how does your character react? feeling, reflex, action, dialogue?)
↦ this is very difficult to follow, especially without practice, but it is a way to guarantee your reader’s interest & attention
Even though, Sam Smith reached almost 63 millions views with this song "Stay With Me", hitting the fourth place in the USA Chart according to Nielsen, it is notorious that little tone we heard in "All of Me". In this particular case, this song "Stay With Me", might sound like a replica of John Legend greatest song "All of Me". Those words in this song ..."stay with me cause you are all of me" are not quiete different from "cause all of me, loves all of you" from John Legend. Another similarity might be the piano, playing in the background, that gives that little feeling of touching people's heart. In addition, the sound coming out of the Sam Smith might evoke, in some parts, John Legend's tones... with a different voice, though.
Jueves 04 de Noviembre de 2021 𝓑𝓾𝓮𝓷𝓸𝓼 𝓭𝓲́𝓪𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓾𝓳𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓼! 🌞 Devocional: “La buena semilla”
🔸Si confesares con tu boca que Jesús es el Señor, y creyeres en tu corazón que Dios le levantó de los muertos, serás salvo. Romanos 10:9
📌No tenían conocimiento de Dios Lectura propuesta: 1 Samuel 2: 12-17
💖 La historia de los dos hijos del sacerdote Elí nos llama la atención. Ofni y Finees fueron criados en una familia que servía a Dios, pero no heredaron la piedad de su padre. Al contrario, se atrevieron a usar su posición de sacerdotes para su propio beneficio. La razón principal de su mala conducta era que no conocían a Dios: “Los hijos de Elí eran hombres impíos, y no tenían conocimiento del Señor” (1 Samuel 2:12).
💖 Por supuesto, sabían que Dios existía, conocían el ritual del servicio religioso, las fechas y las estaciones de las ofrendas especiales y de las fiestas anuales. Incluso conocían las leyes concernientes a cada tipo de ofrenda; no obstante, hacían las cosas para su propio beneficio. ¡Pero conocer los rituales no significa conocer a Dios! Podían repetir oraciones aprendidas de memoria, pero no habían tenido un encuentro personal con Dios.
💖 El verdadero conocimiento de Dios es el resultado de la fe en él. Dios se da a conocer al que lo busca. Todas las personas que lo deseen pueden encontrarlo hoy y ser liberados de sus pecados, si creen en su Hijo Jesús y en el valor de su obra. Este encuentro, que nos establece en una relación viva con Dios, es fundamental.
💖 Los hijos de Elí nunca tuvieron este encuentro inicial con Dios. ¡Su ejemplo es una advertencia muy seria! ¡Los ritos religiosos no nos salvan! Al contrario, pueden volvernos insensibles al estado de nuestro propio corazón y hacernos menospreciar a Dios. Lo que importa no son solo nuestros actos, sino nuestro corazón, pues Dios desea “la verdad en lo íntimo” (Salmo 51:6).
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Oh Ms Beautiful Ms Beautiful
Oh Ms Beautiful, Ms Beautiful
How many times have you fallen into the same spot?
Implementing strategies, you think they are right
And some others, mistakenly understood, your purpose and the right
Be brave! Be brave
Only heroes in their own characters stand the weight
And the purpose of your own inside the mess
Fight, the fight for you
For your principles
For your career
Fight, the good fight
But do not let them win the fight
Of liberating a mind, in a conflicted spot
Of a broken mind
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