Tag: writing
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another day…
wow! i am really tired. and there’s been so much death lately, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, E. Lynn Harris, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and others… it’s a lot. and then I’ve had some friends to pass on. i’m glad a i have children. never thought they would give me this much hope, but they do. and…
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settling back in…
just back from two weeks in Maui. had a great time. was in the water every day. went to sleep hearing the waves splash upon the shores. read “The Weight of Heaven” by Thrity Umrigar and began Audrey Niffeneggar’s, “The Time Traveler’s Wife“. all-in-all it was a wonderful and restful time. things are quiet here…
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So You Want to Write a Story: What’s At Stake?
Establishing what is at stake for the protagonist of your story is essential for grasping and holding a reader’s attention. Addressing and making clear the risks your major character faces, and doing this early on in a novel engages the reader towards caring for the major character.
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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…
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So You Want to Write a Story: Time, and the Time Period of Your Story?
The setting of a novel includes not simply where the story takes place, location, but also the time and the time period wherein the change of events occurs. Time and time period, like setting are important dimensions to a story. In many stories they act as additional characters.
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So You Want to Write a Book: Why?
The idea for your story has come to you. Images are filling your head. You cannot get a free thought that is not related to the theme. While driving you find yourself writing in your mind. This may sound a bit crazy, but I raise the question, Why do you want to write this book?