Re: Fic; A Journey of a Thousand Miles(7/8)

[JDMeans@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 10/27/2002 8:18:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
msantoyo@xxxxxxxxx writes:

> Yoshi!!
> You soo better have the next part soon!! Here I think Buffy &willow are 
> gonna kiss! and you throw Rack into it!!! Shame on you!! You've been taking 
> lessons from Shyfox haven't you??? hehe evil-doers the two of you!! Well 
> can't wait for more!!
> Melinda
> aka
> Panda Mel
> 

Actually I took lessons from Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Katherine Rusch. 
I attended a writers conference that they held at a local science-fiction 
collection a few years back, and one of the things they discussed was the 
seven points of popular fiction;
1) Establish the setting.
2) Establish the character.
3) The character has a problem.
4) The character tries to solve the problem.
5) The character fails to solve the problem. Things get worse.(repeat 
steps 4 and 5 ad nauseum)
6) The character makes a final attempt to solve the problem, risking 
losing everything.
7) Validation and tying up of loose ends.

Right now we're in the cycle of parts 4 and 5. The next and final chapter 
will cover 6 and 7. Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

(you're buying that, right?)

Kirayoshi