Table of contents Choose Realistic or otherworldly Use Your Personal experience to Your Advantage 6 Avoid Using Clichés Create Believable Characters 10 Determine Your Unique Point of view 12 Where on Earth Is Your Setting 14 Work Out the Right Style and Tone 16 Put Together a powerful Plot 18 Build Interesting Scenes 20 Establish Conflict 22 Write Strong Dialogue 24 Revise until Your Story Shines 26 Writer s Checklist 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
Choose Realistic or otherworldly Fiction tells stories that are not Writing fiction is an amazing way to tell stories It lets you dig into your imagination You can create characters settings and dialogue It's your chance to make things up and not get in trouble real One type of fiction is realistic fiction It is exactly that stories that could really happen Realistic fiction includes Gary Paulsen's Hatchet Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Pest and Kate DiCamillo's The Tiger Rising All of these stories could actually happen in real life Realistic fiction does not have magic or anything supernatural One genre of realistic fiction is historical fiction Historical fiction could also happen in real life But the story usually takes place in the past For example Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder happens in the 1870s The characters are from Wilder's real life But the author made up details such as the dialogue Otherworldly fiction The Lion is different from the Witch and the Wardrobe includes a talking lion realistic fiction Otherworldly
12 Great Tips On Writing Fiction
This book gives examples, writing prompts, and checklist summaries help readers apply their knowledge effectively.
About This Book
By: Catherine Elisabeth Shipp
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
