Today was the last day in plot and structure camp. We reviewed  The Snowflake Method, the Pixar Story Spine, the three act structure, and other plot structures. We also reviewed some world building, characterization, description writing, and scene building. Most of today was dedicated to finishing up our writing anthology, and we closed with an author signing.

Did you enjoy this creative writing camp? Be sure to check in Monday for the beginning of Creative Writing: World Building Camp to learn about creating new worlds, designing magic systems, and more.

  Today, in plot and structure camp, we reviewed  The Snowflake Method, the Pixar Story Spine, and the three act structure. Then we broke down the movie Lilo and Stitch into the three act structure. We saw the live action one, but this link to the animated version will mostly match.

For additional resources on endings, click here and here where I break down Lilo and Stitch (which is what we saw for our field trip the second half of the day). Then we talked a little bit about world building and the ripple effect of making changes to a world. Take a look at the slideshow to see what happens when you make a seemingly small change.

Want to follow along with my creative writing camp? Tune in tomorrow to see what we learn next.

Today, in plot and structure camp, we reviewed  The Snowflake Method, the Pixar Story Spine, the first act and the second act of the three act structure. We also reviewed try fail cycles, the darkest night, and character goals.

We also went over Act 3, which includes The Road Back, the climax, and the ending. For more details, click the links to view my other posts on this topic.

For additional resources on endings, click here and here where I break down Lilo and Stitch (which is what we saw for our field trip the second half of the day).

Want to follow along with my creative writing camp? Tune in tomorrow to see what we learn next.

Today, in plot and structure camp, we reviewed The Snowflake Method, the Pixar Story Spine, and the first act of the three act structure. We also went over the second act of the three act structure which includes try fail cycles, the midpoint, fun and games, and the darkest night. We also discussed character goals and how they add tension when they conflict with each other. For more details, click the links to view my other posts on this topic.

Want to follow along with my creative writing camp? Tune in tomorrow to see what we learn next.

Today, in plot and structure camp, we went over The Snowflake Method,the Pixar Story Spine, and the first act of the three act structure. For more details, click the links to view my other posts on this topic.

Want to follow along with my creative writing camp? Tune in tomorrow to see what we learn next.

Next week, I’ll be teaching Creative Writing 1 at UGA’s Summer Academy. Creative Writing 1 primarily focuses on plot and structure. Space is still available if you check out UGA’s website, but if you can’t make it in person, I’ll be posting a daily breakdown of the topics covered here on this blog! Tune in Monday for Creative Writing 1: Plot and Structure.