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Vonnegut plotted stories on a vertical ?G-I axis,? representing the good or ill fortunes of the main character, and a horizontal ?B-E? axis that represented the course of the story from beginning to end.
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- Special Saturday Story Time -- March 15, 2014
Ottumwa Public Library is happy to announce a special Saturday story time on March 15, 2014 at 10:30 am. The stories and craft are for all kids and will take place in the library?s meeting room at 102 W. 4th St. in Ottumwa. Jenna Bates, Children?s Librarian,...
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Giving Shape to Story Plots
?The fundamental idea is that stories have shapes which can be drawn on graph paper, and that the shape of a given society?s stories is at least as interesting as the shape of its pots or spearheads,? Kurt Vonnegut said.
Vonnegut plotted stories on a vertical ?G-I axis,? representing the good or ill fortunes of the main character, and a horizontal ?B-E? axis that represented the course of the story from beginning to end.
One of the most popular story types is what Vonnegut called ?Man in Hole,? graphed here by designer Maya Eilam. Somebody gets in trouble, gets out of it again, and ends up better off than where they started. ?You see this story again and again. People love it, and it is not copyrighted,? Vonnegut says in his lecture. A close variant is ?Boy Loses Girl,? in which a person gets something amazing, loses it, and then gets it back again. Read more via Know More, Wonkblog's social media site.
- Call For Panelists For An Online Discussion On "reorganizing For The Future"
Are you a ?library of the future?? Do you have a story about how you successfully reorganized to generate efficiencies in services or reallocation of staff to allow infrastructure changes that support the future? Or maybe you have a story...
- Looking Back: Telling The Library's Story At 75
Welcome to the 75th year of Arlington Public Library. While it's hard to argue with balloons and confetti, we thought we'd mark the start of our 75th anniversary year doing what we do best: sharing information with our neighbors. Picking up on...
- Strong Girls Make Great Main Characters
There are a lot of titles filling up our shelves with girls who kind of let life and guys happen to them. We hate to lay the blame at the feet of any particular characters, (we're not judging, Bells, really), but enough with the love triangles! We're...
- Big News In The Publishing World This Past Week.
First and foremost, it was announced that after almost 60 years, this summer will see the release of a second novel by author, Harper Lee. This book is actually her first novel, according to her publisher, but was never printed for public sale. Lee's...
- Special Saturday Story Time -- March 15, 2014
Ottumwa Public Library is happy to announce a special Saturday story time on March 15, 2014 at 10:30 am. The stories and craft are for all kids and will take place in the library?s meeting room at 102 W. 4th St. in Ottumwa. Jenna Bates, Children?s Librarian,...