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This site teaches the arts of poetry and philosophy.
As taught by myself, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor.
This is the format of story called the Standardised Format Twist, which is a story with a twist, that often concludes with, or has throughout, a popularised moral or loose common philosophical ending, known to many. Some of the best stories are written this way, but and yet not formally defined, in such, a said manner. I have rather simply, added structure of sorts, to format - or rather, a form, to the list as below, lower down. I have included my story, from a science fiction series, i wrote, to add example, and show workings, in and of, said form. Now, and whilst this does not cover all formats of story, this is quite possibly the most common of types, in that, stories with a twist are most very popular, with their suspense, which is - or should be, unknown. How 'The Unknown' is portrayed can vary, from story to story, but the said format exists as is, as was, throughout, in the form, i have listed below briefly. So, whilst, this is not wholly universal, as such, it is a good approach, to be tried, albeit - one of many, that i even use myself.
The actual structure itself, is after, the story concludes, simply because the structure, that of, being defined - just now, as such, would ruin the story.
Descriptors : 1-"Beginning/Intro". 2-"Cause". 3-"Effect". 4-1-"Impact". 4-2-"Twist Impact". 5-"Ending/Outro". 6-"Closing Remarks".
Beginning, - Intro / Set Scene, : Long-Distance Train : (Who, where, when, why, what, how and so on).
Cause, : Poisoned Meals Via Coin, : (What is the story leading up to / develop up to).
Effect, : Train Crash, Everyone Dies sooner / Later, : (What does the story then finally become).
1-Impact, : Driver / Everyone / Except One Loses Consciousness, : (Impact upon characters / situation / environment / storyline).
2-Twist Impact, : Goes Through Red Light, unexpectantly / takes coin / poisoned meals (Twist occurs / happens because of - ).
Ending, - Outro Note, : Avoid what does harm in favour of that which does not : (Why the story was what it was - characters / situations / events).
Closing Remarks, : (Final edging to story - preferably philosophical - moral, with popularised meaning to).
This is the very end of the story writing section, which included, one popular form, of story writing.
Standardised Format Twist - By, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor.
This site teaches the arts of poetry and philosophy.
As taught by myself, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor.
Season 1 - Episode 2 : At The End Of Nowhere.
"The Recipe For Disaster" - 2nd Episode - 1st Season. (S01-E02).
By, Brian "Fred Worm" MacGregor. v1 - v7.
Mitch was a kitchenhand onboard a train, and helped out over the years, and had saw many things, in the last thirty or so years, whilst making sandwiches for the various workers and passengers. Tonights sandwiches were cheese and pickle. Mitch, well, was a rather hopeless prolific gambler, which had cost him his marriage, house, car, and everything else, except - his job, which he managed to keep on the proviso, he would not gamble, or take money, as tips, to gamble for himself or anyone else and this he did for those, well, roughly, thirty years too, very successfully, without issue, at all. Now, most of, the time though, Mitch was in the backroom or last wagon, as such, simply preparing the food, which was, as mentioned, mainly, sandwiches, for these long distance train journeys. He, Mitch, saw many things and many passengers over the years, but one passenger whom introduced himself as Stevo tonight - well, he was, a little different, in that, he decided he would say thanks to Mitch, whom delivered the meal, and - just to say thanks, for the good service, which often commands such, he gave Mitch a small souvenir. Well, Stevo gives Mitch, this souvenir, which was, on this occasion, a lucky casino coin, which has a number zero and the words cents written all over it. Mitch, explains, he cannot take coins or anything of value, especially, chips from a casino, of all places. Now, Mitch,... as he, Stevo explains, the chip is a souvenir, as such, and despite being a chip, it is labelled or rather valued, as having, zero value, in fact, you cant spend it, as its truly worthless. Stevo, then adds, y'know, if you take this coin, well,... you will have, zero cents, Mitch, before then smiling rather thoughtfully. So, Mitch, well, he looks all, y'know sheepish as such, at which point, he then says thanks, just before gently placing, the souvenir coin, in his pocket, without thinking too much. I mean, you know, it was worthless, being a gift as such too, and in the same respect he was told take nothing of value, which he technically didnt do, in that, it was valued as worth nothing and could not even be spent, whatsoever. Anyway, well, whoever sat, in the first seat, they always got their sandwiches first, and, as he, Stevo, was sitting, next to the canteen doors, which was, just simply for, sheer preference, well, he, Stevo - got fed and watered first, as so to speak. So now, Mitch, well, he then moves, up the train, from passenger to passenger handing out free sandwiches and drinks, as this was a free paid for by the ticket service - an all you can eat, as so, to speak travel experience, like often observed, on cruises. Each passenger takes, a sandwich or so, with a drink or two, then Mitch moves on up the train, from and to each passenger, including the driver, somewhat, later. Within ten minutes, Mitch - is at the Drivers door, and knocking on it, with their supper and a hot beverage, which is gratefully received. The driver and Mitch chat for about twenty minutes as its the end of the shift for Mitch who always sees the driver last in the run. They, both, the driver and Mitch, that is, enjoy, their sandwiches and coffee and even toast a little the success of the train being on time at each stop, throughout. The driver now adds, you can bet, we will be at the next stop in perfect time. Mitch adds, oh i dont gamble at all, as im pretty bad at it - but yeah, you can bet on it before then laughing with the driver loudly then clinking mugs, joyfully. A further ten minutes pass, at which point, then Mitch heads back out of the drivers compartment, into the sliding automatic doors and in the wagon A, to a scene of turmoil, as everyone is now very unwell, where people are collapsing in the very seats they sit within, all pale and discoloured, some with their eyes simply rolling back like clouds, before a storm. Mitch walks along the aisle in utter shock as people fall over like dominoes unwell, until, he gets to Stevo, who is now having his sandwiches, despite being served first. Yum yum, Stevo, adds, my favourite, Mitch, these sandwiches are dee-lic-ious, they are to die for if you ask me, before then almost cackling, i love, cheese and pickle, Mitch. Mitch asks, Stevo, what do you mean, whats happening,... Stevo. Well, Mitch, you have gambled for the last time, my old friend, the last time, not just with your life, but, with everyones except mine, before then laughing loudly. You, Mitch, were told not gamble, and not to take any coins, and you did both. But, but, but, adds Mitch, whilst holding his hands on his head,... but, but, but, the coin is worthless Stevo - worthless - its worthless, Stevo. At this point, Stevo then adds, whilst motioning with hands, not exactly, the coins, zero cents, which is exactly, what you have,... zero,.. cents,... did you see what i did there, Mitch, ahahahah. Mitch drops, to his knees, realising the coin was riddled or rather dirty with bugs, and that he had touched, every single, sandwich with his bugged hands. Stevo, just looks at Mitch, now, as Mitch too, keels over onto his side, from his knees, looking very, very ill,... and very, very pale. Mitchs eyes slowly close now, as he lies on his side moaning ever quieter, just as Stevo, laughs once again, rather loudly, whilst joking that, his plans, were still, on track, quite literally,...
There is now a quite distant picture, of that, very train hurtling ever quicker, down the line, towards, a lit signal box, at a massive junction or intersection, as such - of tracks, which meet, in the pitch dark, where, a single, red light - now glows, rather - firmly,...
The End,...
Season 1 - Episode 2 : At The End Of Nowhere.
"The Recipe For Disaster" - 2nd Episode - 1st Season. (S01-E02).
By, Brian "Fred Worm" MacGregor. v1 - v7. (c) Copyright 2021.
This site teaches the arts of poetry and philosophy.
As taught by myself, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor.
The Philosophical Poetry Spindle. By, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor. (2021).
This spindle holds four discs in order which help build a philosophical quote which can be rhymed where needed.
Here (Medium - Contents of philosophy 'Content of meaning') in spindle (Medium Holder - Philosophical structuring 'keeps contents together').
Here is a quote to prove points of discs (Medium) and medium holder (Spindle).
The Quote : "I am never more, than im ever to be, as what is meant to be, shant truly ever pass by".
Complex : (What) I am never more, (Why) Than im ever wholly meant to be, (Relevance) As what is mean to be, (Meaning) Shant truly ever pass by.
Simple : (What) Im always that, (Why) Which most i can be, (Relevance) No matter what changes, (Meaning) As fate is never stagnant.
Now disc one, is where the topic is defined itself, for example, what is the topic - Myself!
Now disc two, is where the topic is in form defined for what it is - What is myself.
Now disc three, is where what and why are given relevance - What connects, differentiates - Why is what makes myself - me.
Now disc four, is where meaning is given to relevance of, what and why - I am change, and all that is, changes also.
The spindle is labelled - "There is nothing as certain as change not only in me, but anywhere around me, change is certain no matter how small".
The spindle that carries the discs is the container which holds the below discs.
Disc 1. 'What' is (Define the topic itself in form).
Disc 2. 'Why' is (Define the topic in form in ways an own self).
Disc 3. 'Relevance' between what and why (What connects, or doesnt between topic).
Disc 4. 'Meaning' of the above relevance (Suggestion of answer to best explain).
Spindle label "Change is as everything a guarantee irrespective of magnitude".
The Philosphical Poetry Spindle, By, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor. (2021).
This site teaches the arts of poetry and philosophy.
As taught by myself, Brian "fred worm" MacGregor.
Educational Branching - By, Brian MacGregor.
When learning it is very important to learn to branch from one to another, that of, subjects that are similar, in that, the next subject has a small foothold to start with. Its much like learning one language, then another similar, for example, learning Danish then moving to Norwegian or vice versa as there are very many similarities which facilitate their said learning. Educational branching allows a person to go from subject matter to subject matter and learn all needed and in doing so, pass from topic to topic, albeit that these must overlap, to benefit somewhat, in a way, or greater, as such. As mentioned getting a foothold in a subject is important to understand it, at least to begin with, to start of with, and where there is a previous knowledge, in a similar topic, it allows an individual to progress, onwards as so. So here, in summary, there is a technique for learning, here, go from one subject to another and learn from one to another always with the knowledge that the next will or should be easier to learn, in that, the learner has somewhat understood the new topic / subject better so with a previous knowledge is a similar or better yet over-lapping matter. This is turn means near enough anything can be learnt, if a previous overlapping knowledge is used and applied. So it is noted that to learn something difficult, start on an associated easier topic / matter and then move to that exact subject later, in fuller knowledge of everything before, which should mean not only is it better understood but the transfer is much easier and importantly much better learnt. I hope this helps with your own education much better, or indeed, betters, those goals.
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