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What's Wrong With My Plot? The Metaphorical Map To Find Your Hidden Fictiton

May 31, 2021 Samantha Parrish Season 1 Episode 5
What's Wrong With My Plot? The Metaphorical Map To Find Your Hidden Fictiton
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Parrish Passages Podcast
What's Wrong With My Plot? The Metaphorical Map To Find Your Hidden Fictiton
May 31, 2021 Season 1 Episode 5
Samantha Parrish

Hello listeners, welcome to the fifth episode!

Welcome to plot problems 101. Story telling is like a road, there are many confusing routes and many times to get turned around and get lost. This is a different take on the problems of plot points through the story process, I cover everything from taking the plot problems apart by asking yourself questions in regards to the puzzling process of your plot, re-reading your material, re-evaluating what you find entertaining to make sure your entertainment will be understood, and taking a chance for plot to be different by going against your original ideas. 

For a minor emphasis on the example reference I did, in the short lived show, Masters of Sex, the main character had stated he wasn’t like his father. Then instead of telling the truth about his situation and how he doesn’t like it, he reveals something that makes him exactly like this father. By telling that information to his mother, he made his life harder by that reveal. That scene was a spot on in a change of character that was confusing to see but showed how motives and altered character personality can happen in an instant. If you ever watch the show, it’s a good example of questions of motives. 

It is on my episode list to revisit this topic; I will admit that I wish I included a section on this episode that had to dive into the different types of plot problems on clichés’. But it’s a point I know to talk about when that episode will be produced, thank you for listening to a VERY different take on the help for the friction of fiction.  

Stay tuned listeners, keep creating, and stay safe out there!

My stand up special (It was less expensive than having to have this on Netflix) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrIsOOfncb4

If you have any questions about the book or just want to talk book in general, don’t hesitate to shoot me a message on social media, I’ll respond back ASAP

Instagram – parrishpassages

tiktok – themysticalspacewitch

Hey you made it this far down, why don’t you check out my book since you liked my show!

Link to the book! - https://www.amazon.com/Inglorious-Ink-American-Dream-Scheme/dp/B084X9L38V/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614521058&sr=8-1

 Thank you for listening to this episode, take care and b e s a f e. 

Podcast Important notes

Cover art by Emily Whitacre (https://teenytinycoffeebean.carrd.co/)

Credit to song creator - Drowned - Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats 
 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 
 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/al-drowned 
 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8kYMOn3XNOk 

My Inglorious Ink Series! - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Samantha-Parrish/author/B0BNQ2D7D1?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Show Notes

Hello listeners, welcome to the fifth episode!

Welcome to plot problems 101. Story telling is like a road, there are many confusing routes and many times to get turned around and get lost. This is a different take on the problems of plot points through the story process, I cover everything from taking the plot problems apart by asking yourself questions in regards to the puzzling process of your plot, re-reading your material, re-evaluating what you find entertaining to make sure your entertainment will be understood, and taking a chance for plot to be different by going against your original ideas. 

For a minor emphasis on the example reference I did, in the short lived show, Masters of Sex, the main character had stated he wasn’t like his father. Then instead of telling the truth about his situation and how he doesn’t like it, he reveals something that makes him exactly like this father. By telling that information to his mother, he made his life harder by that reveal. That scene was a spot on in a change of character that was confusing to see but showed how motives and altered character personality can happen in an instant. If you ever watch the show, it’s a good example of questions of motives. 

It is on my episode list to revisit this topic; I will admit that I wish I included a section on this episode that had to dive into the different types of plot problems on clichés’. But it’s a point I know to talk about when that episode will be produced, thank you for listening to a VERY different take on the help for the friction of fiction.  

Stay tuned listeners, keep creating, and stay safe out there!

My stand up special (It was less expensive than having to have this on Netflix) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrIsOOfncb4

If you have any questions about the book or just want to talk book in general, don’t hesitate to shoot me a message on social media, I’ll respond back ASAP

Instagram – parrishpassages

tiktok – themysticalspacewitch

Hey you made it this far down, why don’t you check out my book since you liked my show!

Link to the book! - https://www.amazon.com/Inglorious-Ink-American-Dream-Scheme/dp/B084X9L38V/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1614521058&sr=8-1

 Thank you for listening to this episode, take care and b e s a f e. 

Podcast Important notes

Cover art by Emily Whitacre (https://teenytinycoffeebean.carrd.co/)

Credit to song creator - Drowned - Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats 
 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 
 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/al-drowned 
 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8kYMOn3XNOk 

My Inglorious Ink Series! - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Samantha-Parrish/author/B0BNQ2D7D1?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true