by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 23, 2017 | Writing
What Allusion Is The word allusion comes from the Latin a playing with. Allusions play with a reference from another material source for use in a current writing. An allusion is a literary device that makes a brief, passing reference to a real or imaginary place,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 22, 2016 | Writing
We want our scenes to be dramatic. We want our readers to live through events with our characters and experience our characters’ emotions. However, if we slide into melodrama, we rob our readers of emotional involvement. Definition: Melodrama is: “a dramatic form that...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 11, 2016 | Writing
I read articles on high concept. The definitions varied widely, but I was more intrigued with the elements that create what are called high concept stories. These elements can help with what I funnel into my stories—the bling. A great pitch naturally comes out.First,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 14, 2013 | Leading
“The public as a whole is composed of various groups, whose cry to us writers is: ‘Comfort me.’ ‘Amuse me.’ ‘Touch me.’ ‘Make me dream.’ ‘Make me laugh.’ ‘Make me shudder.’ ‘Make me weep.’ ‘Make me think.’” —Guy de Maupassant We work on a painting, presentation,...