Click here to read and then access the handy WORD file that you can print out of the above points on compelling Writing Fiction and interesting Non-fiction. Part Two in Chanticleer's Writing Toolbox series on Developmental Editing.
While rules and techniques are not written in stone, most of the basic guidelines of fiction stem from logic and an understanding of dramatic structure. We've included a handy list that you can print for your writing toolbox.
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Sometimes the antagonist isn’t as important as the protagonist; in some stories, the antagonist is a threat so potent that he/she shapes the trajectory and tone of the story. But let me clarify before we go further. Jessica
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Plan for overall tone and mood from the get-go: ATMOSPHERE says, Jessica Morrell. She has been giving a lot of thought to why certain novels are bestsellers, what works and what doesn’t quite work. Click here to find out about her findings and to read her insightful writing advice.
In his 1938 memoir, The Summing Up, Somerset said: “I am a made writer. I do not write as I want to; I write as I can . . ." Read on to learn more about him and his evocative stories.
Jessica Morrell reads, analyzes author techniques, and builds word lists. She scribbles and underlines each and every article she reads to study the tools of writing. And she shares what she has learned with us!
Like the game of football, professional novels have elements that can’t be changed like how it’s formatted, where the inciting incident should be, how the story arc relates to the climax, etc. The thing that can be changed is how the writer tells the story.
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