(light music)…- So this prompt was called build a living room…and Jess and I had a lot of fun with this one.…If you remember, we initially put five things into the room.…We had an old fashioned record player, a dog bed.…- A bucket of snails.…Um the.…- A copy of Petite Prince.…In French. - In French.…A broken vacuum cleaner and then what five did you add Jess?…- So after that I added a check book, a burned down candle,…an unpacked moving box, a bucket of cleaning products…and a tool box.…
- Oh interesting.…- Yeah. And so um...…- And so, what did you do with your...…- Well I figured. With your prompt.…- Yeah, I figured somebody.…You know what, I won't even tell you who I put in.…- Yeah okay.…- Because um. We'll just...…- Maybe you'll figure it out Okay.…- From the prompt.…Okay so I wrote Cheetos! Cheetos, come here and help me.…Come here and help me and watch…your old papa make a bookshelf.…I lower the tool box in my hand and with a grunt.…Just as Cheetos, my toy poodle, runs into the room…with an excited look on his face.…
Released
1/25/2019- Creating memorable characters
- Writing dialogue
- Selecting a point of view
- Using an unreliable narrator
- Narrative style
- Building a setting
- Mood, atmosphere, and emotion
- Crafting a plot, from the setup to the resolution
Skill Level Intermediate
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1. What to Expect from This Course
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Welcome and what to expect3m 36s
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How this course works5m 44s
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2. Foundation Block 1: Character
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Appearance (foundation)10m 54s
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Thought (foundation)12m 23s
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Action (foundation)7m 43s
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Goals (foundation)8m 17s
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Uniqueness (advanced)8m 23s
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Flaws (advanced)6m 15s
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Change (advanced)6m 58s
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3. Foundation Block 2: Dialogue
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Dialogue tags (foundation)7m 43s
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Subtext (advanced)8m 7s
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Dialect (advanced)8m 50s
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4. Foundation Block 3: Point of View
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Third person (foundation)10m 14s
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First person (foundation)8m 29s
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Second person (advanced)5m 45s
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5. Foundation Block 4: Narrative Style
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Tense (foundation)8m 15s
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Show and tell (foundation)11m 6s
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Flashbacks (advanced)10m 8s
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Different formats (advanced)10m 5s
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6. Foundation Block 5: Setting
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Time period (advanced)6m 42s
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7. Foundation Block 6: Plot
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Act 1: Set up (foundation)5m 34s
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Final Farewell
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Wrapping up2m 58s
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Video: Mini lecture: Build a living room (foundation)