next story + logline workshop

This is going to be for possible publication through my local writer's group.  The guidelines:  It's supposed to be a quest, 2000-4000 words set in Nevada.

The main thing that the speaker (Michael Hauge) at that group spoke of, like drove home harder than anything was the objective of every story, which is to elicit emotion.  As much as I hate that word and how it has no meaning at this site anymore because new writers tend to think one-dimensionally about emotions, he's right.  Of course, I call it something else:  eliciting a visceral response.  Same difference but I like the word "visceral".

So I am going to write an underdog story.  I'm not sure if I've done that in the past, at least not as conscious of it as I am this time.

I'm thinking about another workshop before too long about loglines and how they can speed up the process of plotting and storytelling.  I've found some good information about that at tumblr and want to put my thoughts to it and see what happens.

and Thug Notes at Youtube.  good times.

watch this, learn something:  youtu.be/JLJhTwAP1v0