About this series
WHERE does your STORY take place?
This fourth book in the Pick a Number series, Select a Setting, gives any writer a multitude of ideas on how to create a believable backdrop for his or her character's. To do that every story needs a PET.
P PLACE where the story happens
E ENVIRONMENT surroundings and ambiance
T TIME past, present or future
Select a Setting is a DIY workbook on how to create and develop a memorable setting for your story. It is loaded with thousands of suggestions based on examples from over 500 movies and TV shows.
With 16 different categories and four movies examples in each of the nine components of a setting, every writer is sure to find new ideas for new and interesting settings. Sections include: Culture, Environment, Emotions, Geography, Make-believe, Place, Symbols, Time and Weather.
Titles in the series (4)
- Pick a Number - Start a Story: PICK a NUMBER, #1
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This Pick a Number - Start a Story is the first in a series of 10 books dedicated to assisting the aspiring writer with telling their individual stories. The first book, Start a Story, is a general overview of each component and how to use it to pull your story into an organized outline. Each book uses over 500 movies and TV shows to illustrate the process. There is space for each writer to add notes or to play around with different ideas for his or her own story in each section of the book.
- Pick a Number – Find a Plot: PICK a NUMBER, #2
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FIND A PLOT This workbook explores the nine components that need to be considered when creating and developing a truly memorable plot. Idea Plot Characters Setting Event and Motivation Goal and Action Conflict Changes Conclusion With 16 different categories in each of the nine components and 500 movie examples, all writers will easily be able to develop a great framework for a truly clever and unique plot.
- Pick a Number - Develop a Character: PICK a NUMBER, #3
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CREATE unforgettable HEROES and HEROINES This workbook explores the nine components that must be considered when creating and developing a truly memorable character. Characters Name Occupation Appearance Background Positive traits Negative traits Attributes Personality types With 16 different categories in each of the nine component and 500 movie examples, all writers will easily be able to give birth to new and unforgettable characters.
- Pick a Number – Select a Setting: PICK a NUMBER, #4
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WHERE does your STORY take place? This fourth book in the Pick a Number series, Select a Setting, gives any writer a multitude of ideas on how to create a believable backdrop for his or her character's. To do that every story needs a PET. P PLACE where the story happens E ENVIRONMENT surroundings and ambiance T TIME past, present or future Select a Setting is a DIY workbook on how to create and develop a memorable setting for your story. It is loaded with thousands of suggestions based on examples from over 500 movies and TV shows. With 16 different categories and four movies examples in each of the nine components of a setting, every writer is sure to find new ideas for new and interesting settings. Sections include: Culture, Environment, Emotions, Geography, Make-believe, Place, Symbols, Time and Weather.
sue viders
Sue is the author of numerous nonfiction books. She has also written extensively for a variety of magazines and newspapers. A national columnist for many years on art marketing in The Artist’s Magazine, Sue has spoken to various groups and organizations both nationally and internationally on marketing and writing for over thirty-five years. She continues to lecture and teach writing onsite at colleges and universities as well as at national conferences. She regularly teaches online through numerous writing groups and organizations throughout the world. When she isn’t busy churning out a writing book for aspiring writers, she explores the complexities of everyday life with her “light bulb” thoughts in her essay book, Out-of-the-Box, now up on Amazon. On the drawing board is the next PICK-A-NUMBER book Finding a PLOT in this series and should be finished soon.
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