Monthly Archives: April 2011

Action – Transitions

Posted on April 30, 2011 by L.D. Alford

I’m moving through the parts of a novel.  1. The beginning 2. The rising action 3. The Climax 4. The falling action 5. The dénouement I’m backtracking a little on scenes.  One of the most important means of binding scenes … Continue reading →

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Action – The Glue

Posted on April 29, 2011 by L.D. Alford

I’m moving through the parts of a novel.  1. The beginning 2. The rising action 3. The Climax 4. The falling action 5. The dénouement I’m going to back track (kind of) for a moment.  First, I’m going to explain … Continue reading →

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Climax – Introduction

Posted on April 28, 2011 by L.D. Alford

I’m moving through the parts of a novel.  1. The beginning 2. The rising action 3. The Climax 4. The falling action 5. The dénouement Perhaps I shouldn’t do this, but I have extensive commentary from my example novel, Daemon, … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – Examples

Posted on April 27, 2011 by L.D. Alford

For those who are interested in more directed examples of how to put together rising action, I point you to my blog at http://www.ldalford.wordpress.com.  You can see it in the title block above.  Right now, I am directly addressing the … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – More on Names

Posted on April 26, 2011 by L.D. Alford

Names, and the proper names are literally the first step in producing a novel.  That is, following the conceptualization of a theme and the beginning scene idea that drives the story, the writing of the beginning is the next step.  To … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – Scene Setting

Posted on April 25, 2011 by L.D. Alford

I wrote about the new novel I am contemplating.  The first element to determine is the theme.  I have that–the simple theme statement is that this novel will be about “a fox deity in the modern world.”  The overall theme … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – Sexual Tension

Posted on April 24, 2011 by L.D. Alford

Anyone who has read Boccaccio, Chaucer, or Shakespeare knows that most themes have been used multiple times by multiple writers.  That doesn’t mean there are or can be new themes to be delved or powerful themes that have not been … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – Pacing in Scenes

Posted on April 23, 2011 by L.D. Alford

I’ve been asked about the pacing in and of scenes. Within a scene, the careful writer attempts to control the pace that the action moves with the way the scene is written. For a quick back and forth dialog, the … Continue reading →

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Rising Action – Names

Posted on April 22, 2011 by L.D. Alford

An important topic for any novelist is names.  Just what will you call your characters? I don’t know how many times I’ve read a novel with lamely named characters.  Many times the supporting characters are the worst, but sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Why Write?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by L.D. Alford

Why write?  I didn’t think this was an important question before, but after hearing a few writers who were ambivalent on “why write”, I thought the topic might need a little discussion.  The purpose of all writing is to communicate.  Beyond … Continue reading →

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