Articles in the Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series Category
Posted in Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 13 December 2007
What, Why, Who, How – Questioning Formula?
Many writers learn to emulate or procreate success by following or developing a specific formula. We begin the journey of a writer in the footsteps of our favorites, the classics and contemporaries who walked these hallowed halls before us, but in time we learn to strike out on our [...]
Posted in Plot and Structure, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 9 December 2007
A primary writer’s tip involves the importance of your beginning. The first sentence, first paragraph, first page, first scene, ‘begin’ your story and are, perhaps, the most important words of your entire book. The final page/paragraph of each chapter is also significant and so is the ending.
These are Hooks, Hangers and the Sequence of Events. [...]
Posted in Action and Dialogue, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 6 December 2007
All Show, No Tell - The Audio/Visual Experience
One of the greatest lessons writers can gain by watching television series (and movies) is the importance of action and dialogue. In today’s world, we expect richer, active, even sensual experiences. We fill our entertainment hours with games, movies, soap operas, drama, theatre, ballet, situational comedy and reality [...]
Posted in Character Development, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 5 November 2007
Characters are an elemental part of every story. An intriguing plot with a good story-arc is important but without approachable characters your story will never connect with an audience. Readers need characters. Characters are the socket for your stories power supply. It is through your characters that readers can plug into the plot and experience [...]
Posted in Plot and Structure, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 1 November 2007
One of the most remarkable things I’ve noticed with the Stargate SG1 series is the almost decorative design of the story-arc. Each episode has one but each season also has one and the series as a whole has one as well. The three story-arcs work in unison to develop an intricate weave of plot and [...]
Posted in Action and Dialogue, Writing Lessons From Stargate SG1 Series on 26 October 2007
It is interesting to watch television in the writer frame of mind. What would be, to the average viewer, an enjoyable and almost effortless opportunity to relax in the world’s of our fictional friends, becomes an intriguing weave of technique, language, structure, and seamless formula; a masterful journey through character development, plot, sub-plot, continuity, hooks [...]
