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Action/Adventure: July 11, 2018 Issue [#9000]

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 This week: Dinosaurs! A Look at Jurassic Park
  Edited by: Dawn Embers Author IconMail Icon
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Action/Adventure Newsletter by Dawn

Recent movie release has inspired this newsletter as we look at the movies of the past and how the idea of crazy dinosaur worlds can create stories/ideas.


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Letter from the editor

Jurassic Park is a particular series that for me holds inspiration for both action and adventure. From the start of the very first movie, the characters are off on an adventure.Taken to an island where they don't know what to expect, the surprise comes when they discover dinosaurs are alive and very real. Then things go downhill on the tour and the action gets thrown in when they have to fight for their lives. Things continue in the other movies and while I haven't seen the newest addition, don't doubt that there are similar elements which will make the story of the last movie an action and adventure.

So, why write about it here. Well, there are many different ways to be inspired. Jurassic park can be used as a good example for writing an adventure tale no matter which movie is chosen. Whether going on a surprise adventure after a strange invitation, going because you know what is there or the moron brought back a dinosaur to the big city, there are some options and possibilities.

What can we really use as inspiration from these stories?

First: there are dinosaurs! How often do we get stories with dinosaurs? I haven't seen very many. Granted, if you write modern day fiction or recent past set in real world then you probably won't have a T-rex stomping through Manhattan, not in the physical sense but maybe metaphorical. Some stories and worlds, however, might be open for the possibility. Speculative fiction where the world is being created by the author is open for such possibilities. There are probably some but that doesn't mean we can't have more stories that include dinosaurs.

Then there is the concept sparked by a possibly crazy scientist. The entire get dinosaur dna and create life from it brings up a question that has been used in literature for many years. That is the question of science and whether just because something can be done, is it something we should actually do. Even if we can bring dinosaurs back to life, does that mean we should? And that goes for many things beyond re-hatching lizards. There is that question when making discoveries of whether or not we need to go that far. Granted it works the best in the sci-fi field but the question can expand into many genres too.

Finally, there is the element that comes up which can also add conflict in the man versus nature kind of way based from a quote from the first movie: life finds a way. Things that can happen in nature beyond our control that leads to action/adventure.

At times, what happens in nature goes beyond the main character's control but it has a large impact on their lives. This can include dinosaurs but it's not limited to the world of Jurassic Park. There are many ways in speculative fiction in particular but also in a few other areas where a writer can take the idea of nature finding a way in order to create an adventure. The question is: what will you do? Take the prompt of "nature finds a way" and see where it takes you. That or maybe watch Jurassic Park, We're Back or The Land Before Time and watch some dinosaurs.





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Have you considered writing a story inspired by Jurassic Park?


Back in February, I wrote an action/adventure newsletter about reading real life adventures that focused on the realm of nonfiction. Here are two comments sent in reaction to the particular newsletter.


Comment by Mary Ann MCPhedran Author Icon
Dear newsletter I like the comment made by the person user name published by may and I have given how I introduce my charachters.

The choice of which character is entirely yours, I would choose the woman who is going on a dangerous adventure because you can add the two men into her adventure without altering any of the story line. Most of my fiction stories are based on true facts and I play around with the memories and write a self


Comment by Quick-Quill Author Icon
You have touched my heart. I discovered Nikola Tesla after watching the movie The Prestige with Christian Bale. I began to research him and read a lot about him. Right now on History there is a series about men trying to find his lab and they recreated his DEATH RAY. It has been interesting. I'm not a non-fiction reader, normally. When I find someone interesting I'm big on research. Luckily there are wonderful series out there to watch as they do the research I can't. Finding Hitler is fascinating. The idea he didn't kill himself blows my mind. I'm not sure if the facts prove the theory or the theory is being proven by fitting the "facts." Still an interesting concept. Live on Tesla!!


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