Conflict drives a good story. You can’t really tell a good tale without some kind of conflict in it. It doesn’t have to be a violent conflict. You can write a short story about two people trying to live their…
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A Word About Subplots
A subplot is “a subordinate plot in fiction or drama” according to Merriam-Webster. But what does that mean? Well, it’s a story told alongside the main story in a novel or drama. Think of it as the story of what…
Tagged with: drama, Plot, Story, subplot, subplots, tension, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Conflict
BuzzNet Tags: conflict,story,fiction,writing,contrast,fiction writing,conflict in writing,contrast in writing All stories, all history, has conflict. There’s a lot of conflict in the world today. I’m not sure the human race could survive without it. If there were no conflict, our ancestors…
Tagged with: Conflict, conflict in writing, contrast, contrast in writing, fiction, fiction writing, Story, writing
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
The Benefits of Research
Nobody likes to look stupid. An author that doesn’t do their research properly can look stupid as well as lose readers. That’s never good. Research can make your writing much more real. To write about a particular place, if it’s…
The Experiment
No matter what I did with the numbers, the result was the same. I closed the file and sent it to Fiallan’s station. “The experiment is out of control.” Aod looked up at my words. “What do you mean, Brittyn?”…
Preparing To Write
Preparing To Write Before you write a story, you need to do a few things. You need to have a clear idea of what your story is going to be about. You need an idea. You need to know who…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Story Development
You start with an idea. then you expand it by answering some questions about your idea. the first and most important question is what is your story about? this is your log logline for the story, be it a short…
Developing a Plot
There are many schools of thought on that. Some people develop their plots on the fly. Others plan it down to the smallest detail. I’m somewhere in the middle. I plan my plots, describe the scenes, and write the scenes…
The Story in Three Acts
Most fiction is based on three acts, although I suppose you could have more. Fiction should be like a hill. Act I takes you to the base of the hill. Act II is the actual hill and Act III is…
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