Comments on: There’s Already a Movie Out About That… http://faithfnelson.com/2009/11/13/theres-already-a-movie-out-about-that/ A Writer's Journey Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Faith Friese Nelson http://faithfnelson.com/2009/11/13/theres-already-a-movie-out-about-that/#comment-12 Faith Friese Nelson Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:57 +0000 http://faithfnelson.com/?p=820#comment-12 "The bottom line is you need to tell a good story and you need to make sure it is told your way." Amen! Thanks for visiting. “The bottom line is you need to tell a good story and you need to make sure it is told your way.”

Amen! Thanks for visiting.

]]> By: Cassandra Jade http://faithfnelson.com/2009/11/13/theres-already-a-movie-out-about-that/#comment-11 Cassandra Jade Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:12 +0000 http://faithfnelson.com/?p=820#comment-11 Christopher Booker argues that there are only seven basic story plots and I agree that there are only so many different 'types' of stories. What makes each one unique is how they are told and how different elements of plot and character and setting are woven together. I think many writers run into trouble when they start either thinking they have come up with something entirely new (there may be a reason it has never been done before/or it has already been done and you just haven't encountered it) or they think they need to do something entirely different. The bottom line is you need to tell a good story and you need to make sure it is told your way. That is what will make it stand apart from all the other books out there that have probably done something very similar before. Thanks for an excellent post and giving us all something interesting to think about. Christopher Booker argues that there are only seven basic story plots and I agree that there are only so many different ‘types’ of stories. What makes each one unique is how they are told and how different elements of plot and character and setting are woven together. I think many writers run into trouble when they start either thinking they have come up with something entirely new (there may be a reason it has never been done before/or it has already been done and you just haven’t encountered it) or they think they need to do something entirely different. The bottom line is you need to tell a good story and you need to make sure it is told your way. That is what will make it stand apart from all the other books out there that have probably done something very similar before.
Thanks for an excellent post and giving us all something interesting to think about.

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