Support Your Plot with a Story Arc
The plot of most stories figuratively forms the shape of an arc. A story arc graphs …
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Euphemisms and Dysphemisms
People use euphemisms and dysphemisms to enhance what they really mean or to avoid directly saying …
Visual Rhetoric
Visual rhetoric communicates themes and ideas through images, color and text style. Art, display ads and …
Principles of Design: Similarity and Contrast
Similarity and contrast are two tools that a designer uses to attract viewers and shape how …
Hands-On Typography Intro
Typography: The Art of Letters If you enjoy experimenting with type styles, you are probably interested …
9 Examples of Rhetorical Slanters
Slanters are the bells and whistles, the devices that praise, censure, downplay, obscure, or distract. They are …
Positive and Negative Space
What is Positive and Negative Space? As an element of art, space includes the background, foreground …
Creative Writing Activity: Fish Out of Water
A plot based on the fish out of water scenario follows a character who steps into …
Your Character’s Internal Need Versus External Goals
When you write a story, creating three-dimensional characters can be a challenge. You may choose unique, …
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