Comments on: What’s Your Story About? by Shonell Bacon

By: Shon Bacon

Shon Bacon — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:35:03 +0000

Hey there, Julia – you can e-mail me at sdb6812@hotmail and we can talk about it, but for starters, here are some questions for you:

1) Who is the main character?
2) What does the main character want?
3) What is keeping the main character from receiving that want?
4) What is the moment in which the main character declares, “Win or fail, I will get what I want!”?
5) Does he/she get the want?
6) How does this affect the main character?

Essentially, these are the questions that form the PLOT of your story. No matter how you tell a story, chronologically; starting at the end first; weaving in and out of time periods, your story needs answers to these questions.

Develop answers to them and e-mail them to me…:-)

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By: Julia Davis

Julia Davis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:37:34 +0000

Shon I’ve just read What’s Your Story About; I know what I want to say but can’t bring it to words. My book begins with the main character as a curious eight year old child, moves forward into her fast paced teen years and evolves into her complicated adult life in which the main events in the story comes to life.
I’m having difficulty stating how my story moves back and forth between two timelines, the present day in the main characters life and the past (early 1900′s) where other characters are telling their stories about how and when her grandfather fit into their lives.
This is the only part that I can’t bring together.

By: APOOO

APOOO — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:31:06 +0000

Aha…gotcha and I’m sure you will work through it!
xoxo

By: Darnetta

Darnetta — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:22:17 +0000

LOL F.O.C.U.S. is the first manuscript (street lit) I wrote and it’s about an AA crime family who plays the FBI with their own pawn. Needs TONS of work…lol One of my critique group member says he has two steno pages worth of notes for me for our next meeting (and that’s only on the first 3 chapters…lol). It’s terrible…lol But it has great potential.

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By: Shon Bacon

Shon Bacon — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:40:35 +0000

Focused on F.O.C.U.S., huh, Darnetta? *chuckling* Been waiting to use that phrase for a while, haven’t you?

This week, I’m working on article 2,

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By: APOOO

APOOO — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:51:53 +0000

Hmmm…what is F.O.C.U.S

By: Darnetta

Darnetta — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:27:15 +0000

Wonderful. I’m reworking my first manuscript (read: disaster LOL) and this is very helpful. It will keep me focused on F.O.C.U.S.

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By: Jennifer C.

Jennifer C. — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:00:44 +0000

Shon you’re my editor so you know what my book is about. For everyone else my manuscript is contemporary fiction.

It’s a story of how one woman deals with being rejected not once but twice. And how another woman grows strong even while dealing with a world wind of adversities.

I’m glad you’re doing this Yasmin and Shon. See you next month.

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