- Fiction: tips on writing fiction
(under construction)
This page is currently under construction. Most links won't work yet. You can
find information on description and other useful points in the Multi-Genre section.
The Essay section (also under construction) will later have some helpful points as well.
Characters:
- make people care about them.
- make them real with flaws and motivations.
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Develop ideas:
- character sketches. do backgrounds.
Tension:
- what's gonna happen. set it up. make them want to know. don't give it away too quick.
give subtle clues that could go either way.
Threads:
- find things to repeat, tie the story together. set things up for the important parts.
- link this to essays and other papers, too.
Action:
Plot:
- choose a purpose: entertain, teach, etc.
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