- Write about what you know about. - because you can make those worlds feel REAL to the reader. I would start with whichever you know most about.
- An outline sometimes helps to clarify what my story is going to be about.
- Beginning, middle and end. All three parts are REALLY important.
- In the beginning you introduce the characters and a start of the story idea.
- In the middle you have the main story, what the characters actually get up to.
- In the end you must have a good ending so that the reader isn't left thinking "yeah, so what happened next?" or "why did they do that?"
- Help the reader care about your character.
- Focus on one main character who has a problem, then let the character work on the problem. The character does not need to solve the problem, but her or she (or it) should work on it.
- It is better if the main character learns something by the end of the story.
- Ask yourself a lot of "what if?" questions.
- Readers often feel as if they are the main character so you want to take care of your main character.
- Remember this: How many other things in life can you build, then knock down if you want, and rebuild another way, just to see which way you like it best?
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- The parts of your story:
- Every good story starts with a hook, that is usually a problem or a mystery that draws the reader in.
- The middle of the story helps the reader get to know the main character better as the plot (or what is happening in the story) unfolds.
- The end of the story solves the problem or the mystery. It makes the reader feel satisfied. The end is also called the conclusion.
- Every
good story has 3 Cs. A good main CHARACTER, a CONFLICT
or a problem, and a CONCLUSION. That's where your
problem gets solved.
- When you have extra words in your story - If you think about how you would tell this story to a friend, and write it down just like that, it will help make the extra words disappear.
- When we are writing stories it is important to keep writing and not to let spelling worry us.
- It is important to exercise our "writer's muscle" because this will help us to become better writers.
- Put yourself inside the mind and thoughts of the main character. What would he or she do or think?
- Remember to solve the problem by the end of your story!
- Whatever you do, remember to make your story fun to write.
- Writers use something called Transition Lines to move around in the story. Some examples of transition lines:
A little while later...
That evening...
After lunch...
She found me...
The next day....
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