Storyboarding The Open Window

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Storyboarding The Open Window
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Mt. Plot opolous
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Exposition
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Storyboarding a Story From Your Life
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Zoom in on the Climax (aka break it down now/
instant replay)
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Rebuilding

• Write your short story as an action packed moment
  dealing only with the climax
• Focus and zoom in
• Avoid generalization get down into the
  heightened specifics
• Characterization direct and indirect
• Vivid pictures showing, not telling