Chekhov’s gun A dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, irrelevant elements should be removed; elements should not appear to make false promises.
Writing style:
I draw more inspiration from movies and tv screenwriting and games rather than novels or books making my writing feel a little rushed with less time spent in development as a book would. Mostly weekend active player/writer. Weekdays active reader.
I tend to have a focus on story structure breaking moves, plot-heavy writing elements with exposition and worldbuilding acting as a second narrator, rather than as an individual character focused on relationship building. When joining games, I prioritize playing with new writers as I like to experience unique writing styles and perspectives.
The Detective Thriller Mystery genre is my go-to tropes, finding them to be most thought provoking.
Will be expanding and exploring literary devices of other cultures, languages and eras.
Will update profile if I find more concise video references or learn any new writing techniques
Latest Addition: Reversals, Character Arcs & Character Foils
Modern Meta-Fiction Stories
- Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
- Into the Spider-Verse/Across the Spider-Verse
- Only Murders In The Building
- Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical on Netflix
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Series I enjoyed
- Prison Break
- House M.D.
- BBC’s Sherlock
- Suits
- The Good Place
Adjacent Interests to Writing
- Cinematography
- Animation
- Game Design/Balance
- Storyboarding
- Reading
Why Do We Write
- To share and preserve beneficial knowledge and experience, through purposeful writing.
List of Notable Writers: Christopher Nolan, John Truby, Dan Brown, Jeffery Deaver
Suspended stories that I enjoyed:
Favourite writing genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Other writing concepts/elements:*Fundamental plot twists (11 mins) How to Build a Meaningful Plot Twist
*Internally conflicted protagonists vs Morally ambiguous antagonists (13min) What is a Protagonist? (18min) What is an Antagonist?
*Rule of Threes (15min)Rule of 3s - Why Three is Key, to Comedy, Storytelling and Character
A writing principle for humor, satisfaction and effectiveness which is remembered through conciseness and rhythm, having the smallest amount of info to create a pattern.
*Four Corner Opposition (8mins) What Writers Should Learn From Batman Begins
*Subvert The Genre (17 Mins) Movie Genres Explained — Types of Films & the Art of Subverting Film Genres
*Social commentary
A rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society; implementing or promoting change by informing about a given problem and appealing to a sense of justice.
*In Media Res (2 mins) Quick Writing Prompt: In Media Res
*Power vs Leverage (19mins) At World’s End - When Hollywood Was Better
*Character Arcs (9 mins)Writing Characters Without Character Arcs
*Character Foils (15min)What is a Foil Character
*Reversal (13min)Into The Spider-Verse — Greatness Through Reversal | Film Perfection
Storium’s Formatting Guide
Misc writing cheat sheets:
My flaws:
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