I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. This is the final post. The first post is here. - Structure: the organization of meaning A word...
All posts in "some attempts at redefining craft"
Some Attempts at (Re)Definition: Pacing
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. – Pacing: modulation of breath When I first started writing, pacing...
Some Attempts at (Re)definition: Setting
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. – Setting: awareness of the world Though it has somehow become common to...
Some Attempts at (Re)definition: Vulnerability
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. – Vulnerability: the real author’s stakes in the implied author I...
Some Attempts at (Re)Definition: Believability
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. - Believability: the differences and similarities between various...
Some Attempts at (Re)definition: Relatability
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. - Relatability: is it clear how the implied author is presenting the...
Some Attempts at (Re)Definition: Characterization
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. – Characterization: what makes the character different from everyone...
Some Attempts at (Re)Definition: Story Arc
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. – Character arc: how a character changes or fails to change Story arc:...
Some Attempts at (Re)Definition: Conflict
I have been thinking for a while about how our attempts to define craft terms influence our students’ (and our own) aesthetics, and I have wanted to try other definitions. The first post is here. - Conflict: what gives or takes away the illusion of free will How I Was...

