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Finally... Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): Part Four, the final ~25% of our story. And here we are. We've made it to the culmination of all our hard work. The end in in sight. Time to bring it all together into a satisfying sign-off. Our hero has come through a lot, and has earned the... Continue Reading →
I learned more about the words I'd written when reading aloud than I ever have learned about anything I've written. ~Neil Gaiman
What a show! I walked out of our woods this morning into the most impressive sunrise I can remember. Violent pink rising over the hills into gorgeous purple undulations. Exquisite. One of our very prolific bunny warren met me at the mouth of the trees to share the view while a doe and fawn bounded... Continue Reading →
Get ready... Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): Second Plot Point, the turning point at the 75% mark of your story. Again, it is time for a change of context. This time were shifting into the resolution box of our story, and our hero is becoming the martyr, the selfless heroic champion of everything good and... Continue Reading →
Some years ago, in the midst of some particularly dark times, a wise man pulled a wiser quote out of his wise pastoral hat. It took me by surprise, dried my tears mid-descent, and returned me to the path I was to be following. No pomp or fanfare - and only a little wimpering. Never... Continue Reading →
We should be camping right now. Soaking up the fresh air and relaxing in the cool waters. Watching the stars by firelight, both dancing to the rhythm of creation, tugging us along behind. Basking in the glow of new places and chocking them up in the annals of camping history. But we're not. We're at... Continue Reading →
Attaaaaaack! Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): Part Three, the next ~25% of our story. Up until this point our hero has been rather un-hero-like. He's a great guy, and we all love him, but he hasn't done anything exceptionally heroic, at least not in regards to the story at hand. That is all about... Continue Reading →
Keepin' the wheels a-turnin'... Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): Midpoint, the turning point in the... umm... middle. OK, we're halfway there! It's time for a revelation, for our hero, and our reader, to keep us plugging along. The midpoint serves up a new bit of information that changes the understanding of the reader, or of... Continue Reading →
In an email exchange regarding the transferrance of some 36" tree protectors (a hot commodity on any market), I noticed the subtle tagline at the end of our correspondent's message. We often see, 'Sent from my iPhone,' or, 'Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S5 Tablet,' or, 'Sent from my mobile device that is way better... Continue Reading →
Story Begins Here! Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): Part Two, the next ~25% of our story. Our second box is our response box. This is where the story truly begins. We're past the point of no return and we must plunge on. We've introduced our world, our hero and some other characters, we've alluded... Continue Reading →
We are a fickle creation. Capable of such amazing feats of love and mercy, yet so often stuck in judgment and vice. We may stand in awe of God's majesty when we are hit in the head with it - when it comes to us as lightening to the scalp - but so often anything... Continue Reading →
Time to get things rolling... Story Engineering Model (four-part story model): First Plot Point, the turning point at the 25% mark of your story. The First Plot Point, the moment we've been working up to. But what have we been working up to? Here, we have a context shift, we go from setup mode into response mode.... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 