Winter Meetings for W4AS

Jan. 8

Jan. 22

 

Feb. 5

Feb. 19

 

March 5

March 19

W4AS meeting 1/08/13

Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013
Beginning at 6:30
The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland

Mini-lesson:  Setting and achieving goals
Be ready to discuss at least one writing goal you have for 2013.  Bring paper/pen or laptop.

For the remainder of the meeting:
Bring about 1,000 words or ten minutes of information to read/discuss/show.

Character Traits -- in Conclusion

"For every action, there must be an equal and opposite reaction." ~~~ Newton's Third Law of Motion

Good-Bad

Happy-Sad

Evil-Saintly

Breathe In-Breath Out

"Woven into every fictional character, there must be positive as well as negative traits."

 ~~~ Evelyn Rainey's First Law of Writing

Dashing with a hint of cowardliness

Slutty with a chance of redemption

Boring until pushed to greatness

Supreme Leadership skills with a touch of madness

Character Traits

How would your antagonist react to a supporting character who acted in one or more of these ways?


Mature
Faithful
Acceptance

Misrepresent
Belittle
Criticize

Pillory

Denounce

Scorn

Ridicule

Deride

Humiliate

Mock

Disdain

Christmas Party is Dec. 4, 2012

  Dec. 4 – Christmas Party

Next meeting – Jan. 8, 2013

Character Traits

How would your protagonist react to a supporting character who acted in one or more of these ways?


Mature
Faithful
Acceptance

Misrepresent
Belittle
Criticize

Pillory

Denounce

Scorn

Ridicule

Deride

Humiliate

Mock

Disdain

The next meeting is Nov. 20, 2012

Nov. 20 The Club at Eaglebrooke
6:30 – 7:15 Lesson 
7:30 – 8:30 Shared Critique Time

Dec. 4 – Christmas Party

Next meeting – Jan. 8, 2013

Character Traits

When is it important for an protagonist to have these characteristics?  Why?


Misrepresent
Belittle
Criticize

Pillory

Character Traits

Which of these Character Traits would you weave into your protagonist?  Why?  How?


Admirable
Principle
Pride
Trust
Unmindful
Hurtful
Disrespectful
Rumormonger

The next meeting is November 6, 2012

Nov. 6 – Special Guest/Event

Nov. 20 The Club at Eaglebrooke
6:30 – 7:15 Lesson 
7:30 – 8:30 Shared Critique Time

Dec. 4 – Christmas Party

Next meeting – Jan. 8, 2013

Character Traits

Which of these Character Traits would you weave into your antagonist?  Why?  How?

 Insult

Malign

Disparage

Vilify

Valor

Bravery

Steadfastness

Consistency

Character Traits

When is it important for an protagonist to have these characteristics?  Why?


Reputation
Leader
Self-sufficient
Confident

Character Traits

Which of these Character Traits would you weave into your antagonist?  Why?  How?

Virtue

Morality

Decency

Rectitude

Gossip

Telltale

Scandal

Slander

The next meeting is Oct. 23, 2012

Oct. 23 The Club at Eaglebrooke
6:30 – 7:15 Lesson on
7:30 – 8:30 Shared Critique Time

Nov. 6 – Special Guest/Event

Nov. 20 The Club at Eaglebrooke
6:30 – 7:15 Lesson 
7:30 – 8:30 Shared Critique Time

Dec. 4 – Christmas Party

Next meeting – Jan. 8, 2013

Think of a Journey

Story is a journey

Plot tells WHY of the journey
Plot Elements (GENRE) tell how the journey progresses (wagon, car, spaceship, feet, riverboat)
Plot Techniques (STYLE) tell how the vehicle is energized (steam, gas, crystal, faith)
Plot devices (the AUTHOR’S individuality) tell the quirky twists and turns along the way.

Character Traits

When is it important for an antagonist to have these characteristics?  Why?


Defame
Smear
Calumny
Denigrate