Nicely done, Sara - eloquent and accessible & that's a good graphic of Freytag's pyramid too - I've seen a number of them, but yours might be the best of the lot.
Thank you, Christine! I'm not sure where that graphic came from: I've had it in my writing folders for so long I've forgotten the attribute: it's one of my favorites too, of the many, many I've seen!
Yeah, I relate to it—putting the Minotaur novel aside I will start a complete re-write at some point, hopefully soon. The old structure I trashed…
Yet, your post made me think of something—an experiment—to write a book about writing the novel for example, I have poetry, related narrative, themes that en up not belonging, etc. Coz by now I would have about ten related volumes if I did that.
I too, have been thinking about form, but mostly about form within form within form—nothing says you can’t put different structures within a frame—after all, that’s how the world is made.
Hi Armand: That's a big step for the Minotaur project! But often times those big changes are necessary to find the right form. I'm so happy you're thinking about form within form within form: I think a lot about that too--it is very reflective of how the world is structured and how it functions.
Nicely done, Sara - eloquent and accessible & that's a good graphic of Freytag's pyramid too - I've seen a number of them, but yours might be the best of the lot.
Thank you, Christine! I'm not sure where that graphic came from: I've had it in my writing folders for so long I've forgotten the attribute: it's one of my favorites too, of the many, many I've seen!
I'm going to use it for a class I'm teaching - perfect timing! :)
Yeah, I relate to it—putting the Minotaur novel aside I will start a complete re-write at some point, hopefully soon. The old structure I trashed…
Yet, your post made me think of something—an experiment—to write a book about writing the novel for example, I have poetry, related narrative, themes that en up not belonging, etc. Coz by now I would have about ten related volumes if I did that.
I too, have been thinking about form, but mostly about form within form within form—nothing says you can’t put different structures within a frame—after all, that’s how the world is made.
Lots to think about!
Thanks for the post!
Hi Armand: That's a big step for the Minotaur project! But often times those big changes are necessary to find the right form. I'm so happy you're thinking about form within form within form: I think a lot about that too--it is very reflective of how the world is structured and how it functions.