tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post7783898323248134579..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: The MICE Quotient: How to Structure Your StoryKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-46048713059606055362020-12-08T23:33:06.287-08:002020-12-08T23:33:06.287-08:00I published this article on October 22, 2012. Chec...I published this article on October 22, 2012. Check the dates. I do not plagiarize. Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-56737620972105593102020-04-13T22:26:58.998-07:002020-04-13T22:26:58.998-07:00Info dumps are allowed in education. Encouraged, ...Info dumps are allowed in education. Encouraged, in fact. It's only in fiction they're a bad thing. :-)KipIngramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514981904946364211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-90904415973965952872020-04-13T22:25:45.427-07:002020-04-13T22:25:45.427-07:00Ok, so, Karen - did you copy this entry from someo...Ok, so, Karen - did you copy this entry from someone else's blog? Or did someone else copy it from you? Because I went off to research "mice quotient" today, and within minutes found two purportedly original copies of the same material within MINUTES. If this is your original material, then you should be righteously annoyed, and I'm happy to have let you know. If you're KipIngramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514981904946364211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-310347579658388452013-02-20T13:45:51.454-08:002013-02-20T13:45:51.454-08:00Thanks Graccus! I appreciate that you took the tim...Thanks Graccus! I appreciate that you took the time to tell me that. <br /><br />By the way, I came across this article today: <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-goal/write-first-chapter-get-started/4-story-structures-that-dominate-novels" rel="nofollow">The 4 Story Structures That Dominate Novels</a>. It talks about Card's MICE categories. I haven't read itKaren Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-45109360238307179942013-02-20T12:21:45.806-08:002013-02-20T12:21:45.806-08:00I just listened to the episode where Dead Robots S...I just listened to the episode where Dead Robots Society discussed MICE. I was looking for a detailed summary of the concept and this was one of the best ones I found. So thanks for the post!Maple Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363984399696618491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-49958566128783428412012-10-23T08:41:55.893-07:002012-10-23T08:41:55.893-07:00It IS a lot of information. This post was an infor...It IS a lot of information. This post was an information dump, but I think where MICE gets really interesting is when it's used to "nest" openings/endings. <br /><br />But everyone is different, what is a revelation for one leaves another cold. Also, I find these systems are great when I like a story but I know it doesn't quite work but I can't put my finger on what went Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-90659395252932617582012-10-23T04:05:23.576-07:002012-10-23T04:05:23.576-07:00My eyes glazed over.
I'm not sure if it was ...My eyes glazed over.<br /> <br />I'm not sure if it was the either-or theme, or just the over-complication.<br /><br />Or maybe I couldn't get the thought out of my mind that my own SPACe model (setting-plot-action-character) for author voice was more intuitive.<br /><br />I need to write a book about SPACe.Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.com