Monthly Archives: November 2024

Intellectual versus emotional inspiration in the creative writing process

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2016 Jerry Dunne I include here a definition of these two types of inspiration, offer a practical example of each from my own work and point out some pros and cons of the two approaches. Of course, inspiration … Continue reading →

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The storytelling elements of the short story and the shorter play have much in common. So how might this be an advantage for the writer?

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2017 Jerry Dunne Introduction The length of the short story discussed here is not much more than 10, 000 words and the length of the shorter play not beyond a 90-minute performance and often shorter. Here I show … Continue reading →

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How to develop original short story ideas from a saying

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2012 Jerry Dunne A good saying often expresses wisdom or truth in a witty or ironic way. Usually, the first clause of the saying sets the reader up for an expectation that is not met in the second … Continue reading →

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How to create a saying

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2013 Jerry Dunne The type of saying we will look at here expresses nuanced truths in an ironic and often witty way. This might sound like quite a lofty thing to try for but it’s not as difficult … Continue reading →

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How to develop credible and insightful short story ideas from a fable

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2013 Jerry Dunne A fable is a short pithy tale consisting of characters that are usually animals, though plants, inanimate objects or natural forces are also used. The characters are anthropomorphized (given human characteristics) and act as props … Continue reading →

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How to write a modern fable for the adult reader

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2013 Jerry Dunne Here we will look at how to write a modern fable for the adult reader. As this is our first attempt, to make it easier we’ll use one of Aesop’s fables, The Ass, the Cock … Continue reading →

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How to develop an original fantasy idea

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2014 Jerry Dunne In this post, I show you how I developed an original fantasy idea for novels for the middle child reader, though the techniques work just as well for fantasy aimed at older readers.  Because of … Continue reading →

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Part 2: Why the study of history is relevant for the fantasy writer: creating a blueprint from the historical drama.

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

© Copyright 2012 All rights reserved This is a follow on from the post Why the study of history is relevant for the fantasy writer. It should not be read before that one. Below is a very brief account of … Continue reading →

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Part 1: Why the study of history is relevant for the fantasy writer

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2015 Jerry Dunne The past is a strange land Over the last five hundred years, we have had social, cultural and economic changes on a large and continuous scale in the western world, spurred on by massive and … Continue reading →

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Types of research material for the fiction writer

Posted on 25 November 2024 by jerrydunne604@hotmail.com

Copyright © 2013 Jerry Dunne It may be a good idea to read this post before the one below: Research and the fiction writer This post briefly describes the main types of research material available to the creative writer with … Continue reading →

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