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firelite
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Join Date: 03 Oct 2004
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for writers - short story spread
I invented this spread when I wanted an idea for a short story. I write a lot and always run out of ideas... This has been great help! .......1......... .....2...3...... ...4...5...6... .....7...8...... ........9........ 1: the narrator 2: the outer persona of the main character 3: the inner persona of the main character 4: beginning of the story 5: middle of the story 6: end of the story 7 and 8: two minor characters (you can always do more or less) 9: the major theme of the story This can also be done with playing cards.... AND it´s great fun with friends, figuring out stories for everyone to write!
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Imagemaker 
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This could work for longer pieces, too. I've done other writing spreads, but I like the simplicity of this. And I must put in a plug for November--Novel Writing Month. Come join the fun and writing inspiration at www.nanowrimo.org Last year over 25,000 writers signed up (worldwide) and gave this a try--a 50K novel in 30 days. Doesn't have to end or even hang together. But it will teach you a lot about writing, your imagination, and how much fun it is to create characters and fiction.
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Tarot Sparrow
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What a neat spread! Thanks for this firelite.
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I love this spread, but I've made one alteration. For cards 7 and 8, instead of using those as cards for two minor characters, I use them as inner and outer personality cards, like you have as cards 2 and 3, only for a second major character. So cards two and three would talk about the hero, and 7 and 8 might be the cards for the villian, 2 and 3 is one love, and 7 and 8 are the other half of a love story, like that. Hope that made sense. |
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06-09-2009
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I actually modified this as a base for a music piece. 1: The underlying theme 2: Melodic theme 3: Rhythmic theme (could be an ostinato, could be complicated. Depends on the card) 4: beginning of the piece 5: middle of the piece 6: end of the piece 7 and 8: Two emotions the piece should convey 9: The overall mixture of these two emotions, what should the audience feel at the end of the piece? It did great for a short drum corp piece, now I'm going to try a string quartet... Also, typically my types of pieces are atonal (most of my inspiration comes from Bartók), but if you feel inspired to choose a key and stick with it, I'm sure you could find it in the cards  |
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