Jim Butcher on climaxes.
Nov. 19th, 2007 02:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Story climaxes.
Behave yourselves.
Interesting analysis and explanation of the climax and its function in a story here.
Story climaxes.
Behave yourselves.
Interesting analysis and explanation of the climax and its function in a story here.
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Date: 2007-11-19 09:31 am (UTC)Do I have to? *puppy dog eyes*
(typo fixed at no extra charge)
"And, to be frank, if you're wanting to write professionally, work your happy ending skills."
I'm more a fan of wry and ambivalent endings, myself. Then again I'm not the American market...
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Date: 2007-11-19 04:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-19 04:23 pm (UTC)Incorrect! You can write professionally if you write unhappy endings but don't expect to ever be a NYT bestseller!
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Date: 2007-11-19 05:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-19 09:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-19 11:33 pm (UTC)