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To write a story that sells, you must first understand what a story is. Here is a simple formula: "SOMEBODY WANTS SOMETHING AND HAS A HARD TIME GETTING IT." Let's break this down into...
The model described here is the pyramid plot: The upward slope establishes setting and characters and builds tension; the tip is the climax; and the downward slope is the resolution.
There is nothing worse than having writer's block occur while you are in the middle of writing a manuscript. This is especially true if you are in the midst of writing a critical scene or...
One way to write a news article is with the inverted pyramid, placing the most important parts of the story in the beginning and leaving the least important facts toward the end to be cut if...
Sometimes children are naturally generous. Other children seem to gravitate towards being greedy graspers. Regardless of your child's natural tendencies, there are ways to gently teach them not to...
It is sometimes hard to get started, but after you start thinking of some ideas, they usually will not stop coming to you. The hardest part for me is, sometimes, trying to write as fast as I can...
Do you struggle with being able to absorb new vocabulary? Or have words just slip your mind your feel them on the tip of your tongue, but cannot find them? Well, do not fret, there are strategies...
Reading stories aloud to children encourages literacy and speech skills and develops imagination, but how you read a scary story is even more important than with regular bedtime stories. Maybe...
I recently finished a book that left my physical body tingling and my spiritual-self vibrating. The main character in the book had a spiritually profound and crass ability to describe sex. The...
Diving straight into the world of your story can lead to some great outcomes but to make sure you don't create boring characters that are just there for the sake of your plot, you should first put...
Story and Character – the two primary elements of writing your story. If you like writing short stories and novels, you probably get ideas at the weirdest times – like in the shower or walking...
Here's a newsflash for you: Not every news story you see, read or hear is newsworthy. So how can you tell what's news and what isn't? Read on.
Plot is the driving force of a story. If a book has no plot all that is left is a series of events that lead nowhere. Boring. However in order to create a story that your potential reader cannot...
Most everyone loves a good story. Since our ancestors first gathered around the campfire and told tales, we've come to crave the emotional roller-coaster ride that a compelling story provides....
The art of storytelling is as old as time, certainly as old as the spoken language. Long before there was writing, people would pass on their knowledge and thoughts through the telling of...
Yesterday we talked about choosing a style and letting your story speak to you. Today, we're going to take that a step further and talk about letting go of the plan you have for your novel.
When Grown-ups gather they often recount experiences from the good-old-days. When children hear their stories they are often confused, thinking "what was so good about that?" If they...
After college, I interned briefly at an advertising and public relations agency. The PR director asked me which I preferred, an internship in advertising or one in public relations. I asked him...
You’re a writer and you think you’re pretty good. But there’s a problem (there always is); your writing is a bit stiff and proper and it seems to be holding you back from that breakthrough you’ve...
There are levels upon levels of skill, ability, talent, and craft that come along with creative writing. Some writers are truly gifted, while others seem to overcome their lack of natural ability...
"Everyone has a story." Have you told yours? When you are gone, so are your memories and the stories that have made up your life unless you have recorded them. Sounds challenging,...
It can be a challenge for many people to listen effectively and well to what someone is telling them. However, it is a skill that can be learned with a few simple pointers and some practice.
Q: How do I start writing a story? A: Not necessarily at the beginning! If you sit down in front of a blank computer screen or blank piece of writing paper, quite often your eyes will just...
To tell a truly scary story—one that seems so real that listeners can’t help but shiver—requires skill and preparation. Whether you are looking for general party ideas, or hoping to scare...
If you know and understand the characters in your fiction story, you will be able to make your reader identify with them better. The better your reader can connect with the characters, the more...
Grandparents or parents will be amazed at how easy it is to hold the attention of even the most active child as the children interact with the reading of the Christmas Story. Even if this activity...
Learn the meanings of each card in an easy and fun way. Then take that knowledge and learn how to interpret their meanings for yourself and others.
My main objective is to help people understand that writing a narrative is very important for the individual writer and for the audience who reads the writer’s narratives. Writing a narrative...
Writing is tough, writing well is even tougher. And at the top of the tough list is writing, while you keep in mind things that might turn off an agent or perhaps an acquisition editor in that...
If you are looking for ideas for your next eHow article, or for a fiction story you want to write, or for an article you want to write to submit for publication, there are some memory jogging...
We have at least one. One story that just is not keeping up with the others. The reason could be a variety of issues. It could not be a popular topic, maybe you had a bad day when writing it and...
The Gothic novels originate from the Gothic period, 1200-1450 AD and is indicative of the Goths, conquerors of the Roman Empire. The genre is often a mixture of horror and romance. The villains of...
Immediately I hear the distant wails. I don’t want to be invisible! I want to show my own distinctive style, I want to be a really GREAT WRITER and entertain my readers! Well you can go that...
There are times when we write a story it is based around a holiday or something that is current. If you write the story around the holiday you can get more hits if you change it and make it more...
So, you have run out of bedtime stories to read your kids. Their room is filled with books, but somehow, you have read all of them, over and over again. Perhaps its time to tell them some...
Did you know photography is a language of its own? A visual language that tells another person what you are thinking and feeling when you click that pic. A photograph tells a story whether it is...
When I was around eleven years old, one of my teachers engaged our entire class in a fun, interactive story time. This story time was a chance for children to create a story together, limited...
Photojournalism usually refers to a type of journalism in which the picture is used to tell a story or express a position. Photojournalists frequently work with writers who are assigned to a...
Everyones life tells a story and it is that story that will go on for generations to come. It's a story that you write yourself. Every paragraph is penned by your own hand. What does your...
The title of a story or novel is very important. It is not only what people will call it, it is the phrase that people will try to decipher as to whether or not it would be something they would...
Each time you write and publish a story, you have accomplished what every wanna-be writer is striving for. If the formula you use for your stories is successful, then why should you change it?...
Children love stories, they love to look at the pretty pictures and read the words out loud. Reading is a fundamental skill that they love to do. But what if they were reading a story that they...
A wedding toast should be authentic, from the heart and honest. You cannot blow smoke at a room full of folks who know the person or people you are toasting, so keep it real! Having established...
Are you normal? I hope not. Normal or "average" people usually don't get far in life. What about becoming more interesting? That doesn't mean becoming a freak but adding some things that...
Perhaps you have friends and family urging you to write a book. You've thought about it and you do have great ideas for a book. Now is the time to take the challenge and get that book written....
The one constant in history is this: every culture tells stories, from cavemen to modern day thinkers. Where cavemen drew on walls, in our time one of the most recognized FORMS of story-telling...
Everyone has a great story or two within them. Have you ever found yourself telling someone about something funny or painful that has happened to you in your life? Rather than telling your story...
"Tell me a bedtime story, Mom." You're already exhausted and now you have to figure out how to tell a story? Say it isn't so!
Writing a mystery story can be great fun if you follow a few simple guidelines. There are, of course, steps to writing any story but the mystery story is special because there’s always a twist. ...
If you have grown tired of buying book after book to read to your kids before bedtime, perhaps it is time to make up your own stories. This can be fun for the whole family, and if you have long...
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