tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post8802091203666868202..comments2023-07-30T01:32:13.498-07:00Comments on Jodi Henley: Organic Structure: Part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-87005141008243512012009-06-20T15:17:38.012-07:002009-06-20T15:17:38.012-07:00You can pretty well guess where I come down on the...You can pretty well guess where I come down on the issue. I have both internal and external GMC columns on my plotting spreadsheet. I also have a column for Emotional Arc.Alice Audreyhttp://aliceaudrey.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-30690272447434014432009-06-19T22:05:08.843-07:002009-06-19T22:05:08.843-07:00oops--that was--I know you're going to get a l...oops--that was--I know you're going to get a lot "out" of Deb Dixon's book. And that's what I get for typing too fast.<br /><br />And if you're still there, Deb. I hope you have a wonderful trip and if you ever want to stop by, blog/post--whatever, you're more than welcome. It was a pleasure having you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-74040338059350074682009-06-19T21:00:43.562-07:002009-06-19T21:00:43.562-07:00Wow, thanks again, Deb. It's wonderful to have...Wow, thanks again, Deb. It's wonderful to have you. :)<br /><br />Hi Kaycee, thank for dropping by. I know there's a lot going on in your life. I know you're going to get a lot of "Deb Dixon's Book", lol. She's a wonderful writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-58369350896403307592009-06-19T14:01:03.297-07:002009-06-19T14:01:03.297-07:00Very interesting post. Especially since I happen ...Very interesting post. Especially since I happen to be re-reading Deb Dixon's book at the moment. :-)Kaycee Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921328349777350209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-34855708287750088962009-06-18T21:44:10.496-07:002009-06-18T21:44:10.496-07:00Jodi- LOL! Yep. Living, breathing, the whole 9 y...Jodi- LOL! Yep. Living, breathing, the whole 9 yards.<br /><br />The reason you see/hear/read about external GMC so much is that people can readily grasp that piece. Hammers are easy to use. It's that metric allen wrench that's harder to get a "handle" on.<br /><br />I could riff some more, but alas I must go pack.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment space. Um...post space. (g)Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-83560883856196706542009-06-18T07:56:25.796-07:002009-06-18T07:56:25.796-07:00My hair is not ready yet, Jeanna. I'm in that ...My hair is not ready yet, Jeanna. I'm in that in-between stage, shaggy and growing out and getting ready to cut and die (oops, I meant dye). :) I can do a photo in another week (or two)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-68681967902753650432009-06-18T07:23:32.467-07:002009-06-18T07:23:32.467-07:00Now I want to see a better shot of your haircut.Now I want to see a better shot of your haircut.Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823269912693006949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-71391225905103133762009-06-17T21:44:50.077-07:002009-06-17T21:44:50.077-07:00lol, Deanna--you know you're more than welcome...lol, Deanna--you know you're more than welcome to visit, even spend the night if you're so inclined. (although all I can offer is a couple of couches) You were probably no more than twenty miles away since I live in South King county. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-53055499716962178252009-06-17T19:24:38.963-07:002009-06-17T19:24:38.963-07:00woot, Deb Dixon--I thought you were a mythological...woot, Deb Dixon--I thought you were a mythological construct. :)<br /><br />Hi, and thanks for stopping by. Wonderful--can you call it a post if it's a reply? I think you've been unfairly pigeon-holed if you're looking at double GMC, because when I see it talked about, it's always external GMC that people are talking about. Then it gets pretty micro, as in "micro-gmc units", almost to the point of beats.<br /><br />Cool.<br /><br />Much food for thought, I'll take another look.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553958040386480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-19503882794820235252009-06-17T12:58:09.247-07:002009-06-17T12:58:09.247-07:00Hello!
I sort of wrote "Deb Dixon's"...Hello!<br /><br />I sort of wrote "Deb Dixon's" book. Could I add a thought (or two) to the discussion?<br /><br />I'm a big believer in layering. I'm a big believer in pantzing if that's how a writer comes to story. Understanding the concepts of GMC doesn't mean you have to plot ahead of the actual writing.<br /><br />Concept acquisition doesn't mean you can't feel your way through a story, building it from an organic process rather than a structured/outlined process.<br /><br />Knowing why the readers of commercial fiction need an anchor, why understanding the story and the character helps keep the reader in the story doesn't mean a writer has to make charts and graphs. Heck, no! I pound this into the heads of writers in my workshops.<br /><br />There are a million ways to skin this cat called fiction. The trick is in understanding story, aborbing the key learnings, and then finding your way to the right process for YOU.<br /><br />Some writers discover their GMC, both internal and external, as they write.<br /><br />I guarantee you'll find the GMC in any well-published book (national publisher, strong editing) whether or not the writer could articulate their GMC. You can find GMC in books published through smaller publishers, too. Maybe not as well crafted (depending on the exact publisher and exact book), but GMC is one of those bedrocks of commercial fiction and film.<br /><br />GOOD motivations are multi-layered. They're buried in the hearts and souls and lives of the characters. They're more complex than a simple pink slip. They have to be. If there is no emotional resonance within the motivation, then the motivation isn't serving a strong story purpose, isn't helping to reveal character.<br /><br />In my personal method/process, I build stories from character, and great characters are built from the ground up with more than EXTERNAL GMC. You need the whole internal piece of GMC.<br /><br />Just some additional thoughts.<br /><br />Hope you don't mind! Great blog. Good food for thought.<br />www.DebraDixon.com<br />www.GryphonBooksForWriters.comDebra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869527318255268135.post-11903343003775242522009-06-17T08:56:08.359-07:002009-06-17T08:56:08.359-07:00If I'd have had time last week I'd have tr...If I'd have had time last week I'd have tried looking you up. My parents and I made it as far as south Seattle.<br /><br />The characters I work with are the people in my life, and so I try getting inside their complexities to find their stories. Learning to look for A causes B causes C is helping me lately, just to think a little more linearly than I tend to. How did so-and-so get from here to there? But I hear what you're saying. I admire the building of characters from the toes up.deannahttp://deannahershiser.com/stories-glimmernoreply@blogger.com