Tag: past
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Protected: Of Rules, Quilts, A Coat of Many Colors, and Knowing …
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So You Want to Write a Story: Where the Action Is
Once you have established the general place and time of a novel there remains the specifics of where the majority of action takes place. Eager to supply a healthy amount of action and avoid writing a stagnant and boring read, young writers often craft a story that holds a infinitesimal number of places where the…
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So You Want to Write a Story: How=Story
A story can be seen as answering six essential questions: Who, What, Where, When Why, and How? Who concerns the characters. What defines the current situation, problem or dilemma. Where describes the setting. When is the second part of the setting, time and period in history, either current, or some time in the past, or…