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Git Along an’ Start Writin’

Seep yourself in rich western history, then gather up your doggies and enter this free writing contest, number three in the Rodeo lineup!

Marsha Ingrao - Always Write

Carrot Ranch Rodeo Contest 2020

Rodeo #3: Three-ActStory

We live for stories, and as writers, we craft them in the written word. A story is about Something (plot) that happens to Someone (characters), Somewhere (setting). Even if it is only 99 words long.

Crafting the Story

Act I, the beginning, the story rises. If a story is about someone, we have to feel something for that character. When we care what happens next for or to this Someone, we come to the middle.

Act II shifts to fear, according to the Greeks. We can interpret this as the emotion that drives the writer and reader to worry about what happens next. Or be curious about what comes next. The driving emotion doesn’t have to be fear, but the middle holds an important shift or build-up of tension or expectation. The story is in motion.

Act III is when that motion…

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2 Comments

  1. Norah says:

    What a fabulous contest. I’m very much looking forward to reading all the entries and helping out with the judging. Good luck everyone!

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Liz H says:

    Say, will we be receiving an email confirmation that our entry was received?

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