Beautiful things in life that we shouldn't miss (according to Keith):
1. Sunsets 2. Sunrise 3. A plastic bag blowing in the wind. 4. A tumble weed blowing across the prairies. 5. A drop of water about to fall from a faucet. 6. Ants working. 7. The sound of a baseball card stuck in the spokes of a bicycle. 8. Watching a loved one sleep. 9. Sleeping with your bedroom blind open when their is a full moon out. 10. The feeling you feel inside yourself when you have noticed these things instead of taking them for granted. Have a good day. --Keith
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Here is a list of 22 road trips in the United States everyone should see before they die. goo.gl/GbGZnO I have seen many of these and have had thousands of ideas from them for stories, books even. I love to travel and journal about each pace I see. Enjoy these. Have a good Sunday.--Keith
let’s say you’re writing about a dinner party. You could describe the first course, the second course, and the dessert, and what people say. You could fill ten pages with that. But you wouldn’t necessarily have a story. Things happen, but there’s not anything giving them a shape, holding them together.
What gives a story its shape is normally a plot. And plot structure is based on conflict. Most stories boil down to the following “formula”: A character struggles to solve a problem, taking various actions in the effort to get the problem solved.. So, going back to the dinner party: your story might be about... A character struggling with her relationship with a difficult parent (the struggle is the problem). An argument that takes place at the dinner table (the argument is the problem). A character’s romantic interest in a man who is interested in another woman (his lack of interest in her is the problem). If you’re having trouble developing your story conflict, try following these steps: Identify something that your character really wants, the character’s goal in the story. Identify a problem or an obstacle in the character’s path, which the character MUST solve in order to reach his or her goal. Think about what actions the character will take to try to overcome the problem or obstacle and reach his or her goal. And think about what new problems or complications might arise as the character takes these actions. The character’s actions to deal with the problem, and the consequences of these actions, will be potential events or scenes for your story. In this week’s blog post I would like to share and update about my writing. First, thanks to everyone who has bought my novels and poetry books. I appreciate it. I currently have two things under contract releasing later this year. One is the sequel to my first novel Shop Side. The sequel I titled, “The Symphony of Life.” The other is a book of short stories which I feel is some of the best writing I have ever put on paper. It is titled, “Life is Short so are My Stories.” Both contracted with Fountain Blue Publishing out of California. Once again thanks for all of your support. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a good Sunday. Keith
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AuthorKeith Kelly currently lives in Rio Rancho New Mexico. Archives
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