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Nontraditional Plot Structures for Neurodiverse Writers Check out the cover reveal for this free ebook that introduces neurodiverse writers (and neurotypical) to plot structures beyond the commonly used hero’s Journey. These plots are emotionally accessible, highly creative, and more “traditional” than you’d expect. Born from a rejected dissertation
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What is a "plot" and why "subplots" don't exist
The following is a section from my upcoming free ebook Nontraditional Plot Structures for Neurodiverse writers. It comes out May 1 and will be available on this blog! WHAT IS A "PLOT"? This may seem like an unnecessary section. Any writer who chooses to read this book already
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Asymptotes and God from the Volvo
an excerpt from my forthcoming ebook Nontraditional Plot Structures for Neurodiverse Writers There is a version of the Journey plot structure that I refer to as an Asymptote. It is very, very common and, as far as I can tell, ignored in discussions about writing and plot structures. A Journey
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Adapting "Little Miss Muffet" into a Chaos-structured story
I've written about Chaos before. First, in my post about the concept in general, and then in an analysis of "Hey Diddle, Diddle" as a manifestation of a Chaos structure. Now, I'm going a step further. I'm doing an adaptation of "
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CHAOS: an Alternative Plot Structure for Neurodiverse Writers
I've been working on this for a long time. Only recently have I taken on the name of Chaos to describe this alternative plot structure. It's nothing new. I'm only describing a form of writing that's existed on the edges of literature
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Brain Experiments Reveal Ways To Develop Creative Flow States, or, Why Your Brain Needs Creative Writing Coaching
https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-imaging-experiment-reveals-the-secret-behind-creative-flow Whether or not you sign up for my coaching, this is very important. Creative people, in fact anyone that does anything that has creative elements, can get into a "flow state". Essentially, this is being in the Zone. You start working, you lose
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PROFESSOR JOHN HAHN GAVE US A POEM
A poem entitled Listen, author unknown. i no longer plead with heaven or go rummaging in books for answers to the questions life contains now i listen listen listen to this inner thing resounding in the pulsing and the pounding of my infant ancient veins. i no longer seek instruction
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PROFESSOR JOHN HAHN HAD ALL THE ANSWERS
One of John's frequent handouts was a page of scattered quotes. Some had no attribution, which was his style. He assured the class that this page had the answer to any question we had about life. I suppose I agreed as I still have my original. My original
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WHO IS PROFESSOR JOHN HAHN?
Between 1992 and 1996 I took Creative Writing and literature classes from John Hahn at Rio Hondo College in Whittier. My father, who had taken John's classes in the 80s, highly recommended I take the same classes. John was one of the most effective professor I've
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AN ESCHATOLOGICAL LAUNDRY LIST: a HANDOUT FROM PROFESSOR JOHN HAHN
This is a handout I reconstructed. It was written by Shelly Kopp, author of Guru: Metaphors from a Psychotherapist. Retyping it made me realize that I should still have it on my wall. There are 43 things on the list. When Hahn discussed the list in class, there were nine
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PROFESSOR JOHN HAHN LECTURE NOTES: QUOTES
Rio Hondo College is caught between a dump and a graveyard. That means something. Things like that aren't accidents. If your boyfriend or husband is into Playboy, get down on your knees and thank them. There are much worse, horrifying sick things out there---like women being put through