Welcome to Café Talk! Relax, take a sip of your beverage of choice,
and take in some articles by myself and others.
The Importance of Being Simple
An article based on correspondence from the popular
German writer, Andreas Eschbach. Andreas compares
StoryLines with some other tools, and reflects
on the common confusion of analysis and synthesis.
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How To Use StoryLines To Write A Novel Or Other Book
An article by Strephon Kaplan-Williams describing his method of using StoryLines.
Strephon Kaplan-Williams is an American writer living in the
Netherlands whose best-selling non-fiction publication is The Dream
Cards in eight languages. He has also published a number of
successful books in dreamwork psychology. He has now switched to
writing memoir and fiction and finds StoryLines a necessary help tool.
Read on...
Using StoryLines to Plot Story Development
Another article by Strephon Kaplan-Williams on using StoryLines.
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Character-based plotting
Convincing characters should be the driving force behind
a story in any genre. This article, from a talk given to
the Edinburgh Writer's Club, delves into some of
the theory behind conjuring up the illusion of living,
breathing characters.
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The Writer's Café Guide to Café Species
Never mind theories of story, it's time for a theory of café.
Here are some of the categories Harriet has identified so far.
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Café Reviews
Edinburgh has a long heritage of civilised living
and has proved a fertile home for a flourishing café culture. Here are a few suggestions
from the Anthemion team that might be useful if you happen to be visiting. Meanwhile let us know if
you have any favourite writing cafés in your neighbourhood and we will add them to the guide.
Read on...
