History of a plot: Part 1, The sixties
Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot. – George Lucas. By: David A. Smith They grew up in the same circles, and they came of age politically together. For almost four...
View ArticleHistory of a plot: Part 2, Crossing Delancey
[Continued from yesterday’s Part 1.] By: David A. Smith The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire. – Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Yesterday’s Part 1 introduced us to William Rapfogel, protege of...
View ArticleHistory of a plot: Part 4, Housing for whom?
[Continued from yesterday’s Part 3 and the preceding Part 1 and Part 2.] By: David A. Smith The king died, and then the queen dies is a story. The king died, and then the queen died of grief, is a...
View ArticleHistory of a plot: Part 5, it’s not gentrification if it’s we who gentrify
[Continued from yesterday’s Part 4 and the preceding Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3] By: David A. Smith When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story. – Charles Baxter...
View ArticleHistory of a plot: Part 6, You can’t go home again
[Continued from yesterday’s Part 5 and the preceding Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.] By: David A. Smith Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt. – Phaedrus. As we’ve...
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