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Writing Dialogue That Make Your Characters Come Alive
Author: Jillanne Kimble
Characters in a good novel really carry the story along more than any other concept in writing. A problem I too often see in my clients' writing is stale dialogue; the kind that sounds like every character is the same person...
Is The Theme Running Throughout The Story?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - It's no use coming up with a theme and not using it. Short stories are about a character or characters and about one situation or happening in those characters' lives...
Does Your Theme Contain Character, Conflict, Resolution?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things?...
Does Your Story Have A Theme?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - It should. A theme is a one-line explanation of your story.. Every story should have one because our stories are about something...
Does The Title Reflect The Story?
Author: Nick Vernon
Short Story Writing Tips - We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title grabs my attention, I will enthusiastically read the story...
If The Viewpoint Character Is A Secondary Character, Have You Established Who He is?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - I have said above that if a secondary character tells the story of the main character, then the spotlight should be kept on the main character...
Creative Writing Tips - Have You Established Your Main Character At The Start?
Author: Nick Vernon
In the beginning of your story you have to grab your readers' interest and sustain it till the end. Our hook is our character. Readers keep on reading to find out more about the character. To see what he'll do in the story; how he'll solve his problems. What his goals are and whether he'll achieve them...
Have You Settled On First Choice When Choosing A Title?
Author: Nick Vernon
Short Story Writing Tips - We've established what a title should be and we've also established your title is your selling tool. So if it can make or break the sale of your story, then we'll have to agree that it is extremely important. How much emphasis have you placed when selecting a title?...
Have You Tested Your Plot?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better...
Does Your Plot Suit Your Characters And Vice-Versa?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - When an idea comes to us for a short story, we either think of a story line first or a character first. Whichever we think of first, and later on build, we have to make sure the plot and the character suit each other...
How Are You Plotting?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - Writing is a creative process and how every writer chooses to create, is individual to them. Likewise, with plotting, every writer plots at a level they are comfortable with...
Have You Completed A Character Questionnaire?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - Complete a character questionnaire for each of your main characters or even secondary characters that play a vital role in your story. This way you will know your character(s) well before you start writing about them...
What Can Go Into A Plot?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - We all tackle plotting differently. How you plot will be individual to you, as it is with every writer. Below is an outline of what can go into a plot. How much you choose to develop each point is entirely up to you...
Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won't reach his goals immediately, what he's going to do to overcome these problems etc?...
Creative Writing Tips - Does The Name You Chose Suit Your Character?
Author: Nick Vernon
How do you choose a name? Do you put down the first name that pops into your mind? Initially that's what I used to do, until someone pointed out to me that there are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a name?...
Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - The writer, who doesn't have the time to plot, always finds the time to rewrite. Sound familiar?...
Do You Know What A Plot Is?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - What a plot is and what a story is can be sometimes confusing. If you think they are the same? They are not. A plot is the outline of your story. The story is everything included...
Is The Theme Reinforced In The Ending?
Author: Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips - By now you should have an idea that your theme has to reach its conclusion just as your story does. But our theme has to do more than reach its conclusion - it has to be reinforced in the end and by doing this, it will strengthen all that we have said in our story...
Is Your Title Compelling?
Author: Nick Vernon
Short Story Writing Tips: Your title is your selling tool. It's the first thing readers will scan and contemplate whether to read your story...
The Bottomless Notebook
Author: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Reading through a writer's notebook or journal is like discovering pearls, rubies and diamonds amidst a pile of rubble... |
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