Week 10 Lab: EmpoWord!
Source: EmpoWord by Shane Abrams
Right off the bat, I enjoy the opening words. "All we are is stories, in the end." Everyone has a story to tell. It's deeply entrenched into everything that we do. Our own personal narrative is a story of its own! Using this approach, I find it easier to tell stories that I create, so I liked that advice. I find if I am having difficulty connecting events together, I try to think about my own life and how I could make it happen more organically, more natural.
I liked their depiction of how to plot a timeline. I find that I often have a hard time with that myself. It seems straightforward, but it can be difficult if your plot and characters are complex. It's much simpler to lay it out and go from there. Some things don't always have to be so complicated. It will also help you expand on each singular event and flesh out the details in a more concise way. I am neither clear or concise in anything that I do, but this would help.
Sometimes I have difficulty distinguishing between different point of views, not from lack of education on them, but because I am just like that. It was nice to have a refresher. It's been a long time since I've been in an english class. Obviously, pov is hugely important, but I think three are ways to play around with it and have fun. I like to use third person, limited a lot because I use many characters often and can't keep the broader scope of third person clear. Second person is fun, but not for now.
A lot of the things in this chapter I know, but I find it incredibly useful! I think it's great to have a reminder on some of these things. As much as I like free-flowing ideas and structure, I think it's good to have an idea of where you want to go and how you want to get there for writing. I oftentimes just do what I want, but sometimes I should follow a set plan and structure.
Right off the bat, I enjoy the opening words. "All we are is stories, in the end." Everyone has a story to tell. It's deeply entrenched into everything that we do. Our own personal narrative is a story of its own! Using this approach, I find it easier to tell stories that I create, so I liked that advice. I find if I am having difficulty connecting events together, I try to think about my own life and how I could make it happen more organically, more natural.
I liked their depiction of how to plot a timeline. I find that I often have a hard time with that myself. It seems straightforward, but it can be difficult if your plot and characters are complex. It's much simpler to lay it out and go from there. Some things don't always have to be so complicated. It will also help you expand on each singular event and flesh out the details in a more concise way. I am neither clear or concise in anything that I do, but this would help.
Sometimes I have difficulty distinguishing between different point of views, not from lack of education on them, but because I am just like that. It was nice to have a refresher. It's been a long time since I've been in an english class. Obviously, pov is hugely important, but I think three are ways to play around with it and have fun. I like to use third person, limited a lot because I use many characters often and can't keep the broader scope of third person clear. Second person is fun, but not for now.
A lot of the things in this chapter I know, but I find it incredibly useful! I think it's great to have a reminder on some of these things. As much as I like free-flowing ideas and structure, I think it's good to have an idea of where you want to go and how you want to get there for writing. I oftentimes just do what I want, but sometimes I should follow a set plan and structure.
Climbing a mountain of knowledge! (Source)
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