tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post6199736580962416603..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: Storyworld: An IntroductionBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-75608185526446339112011-11-26T07:51:01.949-08:002011-11-26T07:51:01.949-08:00Henrietta: All good questions. I will try to addre...Henrietta: All good questions. I will try to address these and more in a part two article on storyworld.<br /><br />I know we all understand that the "formula" I included isn't really a formula in that it's not a hard and fast rule that needs to be followed or else you won't produce a rich storyworld. <br /><br />Steve: Yes, layering is a big part of how I write (laying down the bones, then going back time and again to layer on substance). And storyworld is something a writer can absolutely layer on as they go along. I think it's a good idea to do some of the figuring out ahead of time so that you have an idea of what and where to layer, but much of that will become clear as you write.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-60999126109023115172011-11-25T19:04:51.132-08:002011-11-25T19:04:51.132-08:00Please may we have some more examples (or a place ...Please may we have some more examples (or a place to find a list) of 'story process'? Would this include 'coming of age' and 'journey' stories? If a story is 'coming of age' and 'love story' (or any combination of two story processes) does it have one that has elements of both or two that intertwine and does one have to dominate for clarity? <br />"Original" means unique, not foundational, right? This "execution" is what makes my story different from all the other fairy tales, yes?Henrietta Frankenseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-16555568651433569722011-11-25T16:26:19.138-08:002011-11-25T16:26:19.138-08:00Me. I'm voting for part 2. This is great stuff...Me. I'm voting for part 2. This is great stuff, Bonnie.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-68749451882511767412011-11-25T16:23:05.412-08:002011-11-25T16:23:05.412-08:00A great post! My mind immediately goes to books th...A great post! My mind immediately goes to books that both do and don't work on this level. This is the kind of attention in writing that separates literature from just a great story. A great story has one thing - the story. Literature has several layers, which includes things like this. I know you go through your completed novel (first draft, and even as the first draft is being written) several times, adding layer and depth.<br /><br />When Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa, he used a coloured medium that needed many layers to build up to the full colour. This added a depth which could only be achieved through time and attention. <br /><br />this can be added in both as one writes, and as one edits after, right?Steve Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332880875202358601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-49776233093750876022011-11-25T15:57:23.687-08:002011-11-25T15:57:23.687-08:00Karen: Glad you enjoyed it. There is a fair amount...Karen: Glad you enjoyed it. There is a fair amount of information crammed into the article.<br /><br />We Novel Matters women have been talking, and we are thinking about reposting this article in December with a part two following right after.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-86662782571920664912011-11-25T15:56:19.152-08:002011-11-25T15:56:19.152-08:00Vonildawrites: You would do it in different ways b...Vonildawrites: You would do it in different ways based on where you characters are in the story journey when they need to make use of the bridge or cave or whatever it is.<br />There are some obvious symbols that leap to mind with a bridge, for example. It's a span that must be crossed, and the mid-point is where the hero is most vulnerable.<br />Narrow spaces are the best places for battle (meaning any confrontation between hero and opponent) because battles are (structurally) the same as love scenes. They are intimate. <br />I hope that's a good start. I don't know your story or where you are in the writing. I'm certain that you know the answers for yourself and as you contemplate this, they will rise to to the surface.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-21941980161467762032011-11-25T15:51:06.472-08:002011-11-25T15:51:06.472-08:00Megan: It's an approach to storytelling that s...Megan: It's an approach to storytelling that supersedes the medium (be it film, short story, novel, comic book). <br />You hit the nail on the head when you talked about symbolism. Great novels connect characters to symbols in order to draw the reader's attention to the underlining values of the story. <br /><br />Marian: Thanks! <br /><br />Susie: I hope you have fun contemplating that storyworld! Let me know how it goes.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-16866783585229690252011-11-25T14:36:10.240-08:002011-11-25T14:36:10.240-08:00This is very profound and very interesting. I'...This is very profound and very interesting. I'm going to have to re-read and let it all soak in.Karen @ a house full of sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787916466155321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-29887111187079769322011-11-25T10:12:07.716-08:002011-11-25T10:12:07.716-08:00How do I go about making a setting element already...How do I go about making a setting element already in my WIP more than just a setting element--an expression of the change in my character? (a bridge, a cave)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-36991195981802136192011-11-25T07:22:30.350-08:002011-11-25T07:22:30.350-08:00This is great, Bonnie. Thank you.
I have a lot of...This is great, Bonnie. Thank you.<br /><br />I have a lot of storyworld thinking to do as I contemplate my next novel. Hmm...Susie Finkbeinerhttp://www.susiefinkbeiner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-87036396156855195352011-11-25T06:29:49.281-08:002011-11-25T06:29:49.281-08:00Thought-provoking and useful, I think....Thought-provoking and useful, I think....Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990101542996298555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-51717629662316748192011-11-25T03:06:34.893-08:002011-11-25T03:06:34.893-08:00Nice work Bonnie, I've not read anything like ...Nice work Bonnie, I've not read anything like this before. I'll have to read Truby's book.<br />I'm left thinking of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, which took place pretty much exclusively in the Mental Asylum, except for a scene towards the end, when they were all rediscovering themselves and their sense of living, and went on an excursion out on a boat. So much symbolism. So much to think about. Awesome!Megan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.com