The Beemgee Guide to How Stories Work

Five ways to cut your manuscript or screenplay down to size.  What to do if your story is simply too long. How to you shorten a manuscript or screenplay. Here are five suggestions to help you. An author we know was offered a contract for her novel on the condition that she reduce the length from 600 manuscript pages down to 450. Most manuscripts can do with a little pruning. But shortening the text by a quarter is a tall order. Here's the advice we gave her. Folge direkt herunterladen

In this special episode, we ask: - You think you know world literature? Let's test you on some world classics. - Are the principles of storytelling really universal across cultures? - How does classical Chinese literature differ from the western storytelling tradition? We go into two of the main differences between the western and eastern storytelling traditions: • Antagonism, to see that baddies exist primarily in the West • Structure, and find out about billiard balls, among other things Folge direkt herunterladen

Storytelling in the News - “Our top story tonight: …” - Why is it important to read the newspaper? - It's complicated - “Just the facts, ma’am” - Neutrality - Free Press - Editorial Folge direkt herunterladen

How to make the factual memorable. The Two Basic Structures of Non-Fiction Books: 1. Reference and articles 2. Step by step from beginning to end What both non-fiction approaches have in common. An Invitation. The STETS rule. Folge direkt herunterladen