Just playing with forms

[mbarker]

I'm playing with forms on LJ, so I'll use an LJ-cut to avoid chewing up friends pages.

The first one is a simple worksheet, with the ten questions from Science Fiction Workshop 1.

A Worksheet For Story Planning
Background

1. Where are we? (setting)
   
   


2. Who is involved? (characters, strengths, flaws)
   
   


3. Where are they headed? (goals, motives)
   
   


4. What stops or blocks them? (obstacle(s))
   
   


5. What are they going to do about it? (plans to overcome problems)
   
   Story
   


6. What hook(s) or bait for the reader will I use? (where start)
   
   What story question do I pose for the reader?
   
   


7. What backfill is needed? (background that needs to be filled in)
   
   


8. What buildup do I want? (scenes)
   
   


9. What is the climax?
   - how does the character change? (overcome weakness, etc.)
   - how is the plot resolved? (overcome problems and achieve goals)
   - What answer does the reader get to the story question?
   
   Higher Level
   


10. What purpose, moral, or theme am I writing about?
    
    

How odd - I don't get the html editor with comments?