Gabriela Pereira
Founder at DIY MFA Radio
Writer and Podcaster at Freelance
Official account for #DIYMFA, managed by the DIY MFA team. We help writers get the "knowledge without the college."
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1 week ago |
diymfa.com | Gabriela Pereira
“Where do you get your ideas?” People are always curious how writers can come up with unique new stories, especially when those writers are producing books at a fast clip. This is especially true when writing genre fiction, where tropes and genre conventions are prevalent. How do you keep from repeating yourself? How do you come up with fresh concepts? And how do you know if your story ideas are truly unique, or if they’re just a regurgitated product of the collective unconscious?
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3 weeks ago |
diymfa.com | Gabriela Pereira
If you’re like me—and many writers—you might sometimes feel like you’re writing in a vacuum. Sure, we might love to envision ourselves huddled away in a cabin in the woods penning the next big bestseller, but the reality is that we need to connect with a greater writing community if we want to build a career. The key is to build a writing network, a safe haven that will feed your creativity and support your writing.
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1 month ago |
diymfa.com | Gabriela Pereira
One of my favorite short stories is Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, which is probably one of the most tightly plotted narratives of all time. Barely two pages long, this story incorporates all three acts, plus the pivot points, midpoint, climax, and denouement. It doesn’t miss a single beat and it does all that in a mere two pages. For the last few months, we’ve been doing three-act analyses of various books and films. Today I thought I’d do an analysis of this fantastic short story.
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1 month ago |
diymfa.com | Gabriela Pereira
Whether you’re brand new to writing or have been working at it for quite some time, you know how important it is to craft a compelling main character who propels the story forward. I’ve been working with writers for well over a decade and over that time I’ve seen again and again just how crucial the main character can be to make—or break—a story.
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2 months ago |
diymfa.com | Gabriela Pereira
Today I wanted to talk about a process I go through every winter season to set goals and break them down into manageable pieces. Every year, during the week between Christmas and New Year’s, I take some time out with my journal and iPad in hand, and I map out my coming year. Before I set goals, I do a calendar exercise where I put a copy of the upcoming year’s calendar all on one page. Each row represents a month, and the numbers in that row are the individual days.
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Don’t miss the latest from #DIYMFA. Gabriela Pereira breaks down how tropes influence writers' ideas and how to avoid repetition while staying original. Read more here: https://t.co/O2EuN1x1jV https://t.co/JdNh4ADyCP
Don’t miss the latest from #DIYMFA. Gabriela Pereira dives into how tropes play a role in writers' ideas and how to ensure your concepts are truly original. Read more here: https://t.co/aEGQlt0BOQ https://t.co/e7tbJnjbxj
Today on the #DIYMFA blog, Gabriela Pereira talks about where writers get their ideas, how tropes shape them, and how to stay original. Read more here: https://t.co/zjQCfijpxF https://t.co/tsLtDg28U0