Setting is an integral part of your story. Without setting the characters and the action are taking place in a vacuum. Life doesn’t take place in a vacuum. We have buildings, gardens, parks, beaches and other places where action takes…
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What makes a good character?
That’s a very good question. The best characters are flawed. They are neither wholly good or wholly evil. They do their best with good or bad results. In short, they are like real people. They drink, swear, and lie. They…
Tagged with: character flaws, characters, fiction, fiction techniqus, fiction writing, writing, writing fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Try Something New
A year ago last March, I moved house. After the dust settled from that move, I did something I had never done before. I took a yoga class. A month or so after that, I tried yoga in the park.…
Tagged with: character development, characters, charcter foibles, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Middles
Since I wrote about beginnings and endings, I should say a few words about the middle of a story, or “what else could go wrong?” A good beginning and a good ending are all well and good, but you also…
Tagged with: beat sheet, middles, readers, tension, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Endings
A few weeks ago, I wrote about starting a story and what makes a good opening for a story. Now I’m going to talk about the ending for a story because a good beginning, or opening, is not enough you…
Opening Lines
A good opening sentence can make or break a story. The entire story can hinge on that one sentence. That’s not always the case, but readers need to want to continue reading, so the opening sentence has to be good.…
Tagged with: opening lines, starting a story, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Fiction
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Fiction
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