Doctor Who: 10 Dos And Don'ts Of Episode Writing.
Necessary Tropes First and foremost, Doctor Who is a Walking the Earth story, at least in its televisual incarnation. While the Expanded Universe has had more freedom to explore ideas, the TV series' young target audience means a Monster of the Week (or other villain-of-the-week) format has proved most successful. The best monsters are firmly the stuff of nightmares.Just to kick things off: A War Doctor story written by Lawrence Miles, either prose or audio. It's impossible not only because of the recent sad news but also because, well.Lawrence Miles. Just imagine it though - a crazy, concept-y take on the Time War, the kind of story John Hurt ought to have been given on audio. Yeah, there's Faction Paradox but it'd be great to see Miles' take on the.So if you d ever like to write a Doctor Who episode (I know I d certainly love to!), you could do worse than have a little look at this list. WARNING: as River Song would say, SPOILERS! 10. Appeal.
We are over at letswriteashortstory.com today talking about short story ideas to help you write your next short story. Read the full post here: 10 Short Story Ideas. Most writers have too many short story ideas, not too few. However, therein lies the problem, because the more ideas you have, the harder it can be to choose the best one.Write the first draft of your story in as short a time as possible, and if you’re writing a short story, try to write it in one sitting. Trust me, this works. Everyone hates being interrupted when they’re telling a story. Use that to your advantage and don’t stop writing until you’ve finished telling your story.
The Doctor is captured by the enemy, doesn’t even try to escape, generally larks about until they show him their doomsday device which, depending up the relative sophistication of the story, can be either a machine that looks like a teasmade or a long, impossible explanation of the whole season’s accumulated storylines. The Doctor will stare in outrage and slight bafflement either way.
