can't help telling stories
Before I left the house on my first traveling assignment, I did a lot of looking around. I discovered a few of these tips, but this is a nice compilation.
I’m also intrigued by how acting on these tips — or ignoring them — might influence a character’s journey.
How to Be a Better Traveler – Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-be-a-better-traveler/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
Now that you’re planning your brainstorming party (see yesterday’s post), it’s time to expand the metaphor.
Consider planting idea seeds before dousing then with brainstorm rain.
This Fast Company article suggests you’re likely to wash away unrooted ideas in a flood of enthusiasm after you hear the first few in a traditional session.
In short, if you want to maximize the variety of ideas at your brainstorming party — after you play the word games — have everyone write down some ideas quietly before you share and develop them.
Brainstorming Doesn’t Work; Try This Technique Instead | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
http://m.fastcompany.com/3033567/agendas/brainstorming-doesnt-work-try-this-technique-instead
Brainstorming is something you can do alone, but it’s not nearly as much fun. Next time you get stuck, invite your writer’s group or some writer friends to a brainstorming party.
Go a little crazy. Play some silly word games. Find lightning swizzle sticks for your punch.
Then try these tips. Bet you all go home with an idea you can use.
5 Tricks To Brainstorm Like It’s Your Job | Entrepreneur.com
If you like to think in images — rather than outlines — or if you’re working on a play or a film, storyboarding might be a technique worth investigating.
There’s a basic explanation from the Berkeley journalism program.
If you like it, here’s a site where you can try making your own. (Of course, there’s also pencil and paper, if you’re more tactile in your planning.)
A friend who used to work in radio and I were comparing notes this week about how writing varies for different media. We agreed that it generally needs to be tighter for radio than print, but that it should be “good” for both. We also agreed research is important, in addition to word choice and grammar.
We talked a little, too, about how people in various media work. Here’s more on that topic from one of radio’s best.
I’m Ira Glass, Host of This American Life, and This Is How I Work
http://lifehacker.com/im-ira-glass-host-of-this-american-life-and-this-is-h-1609562031
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