Lengthy Paragraphs
When writing your novel or short story, it’s important to keep in mind how your reader may be affected by the length of your paragraphs. Long, drawn out paragraphs are tedious to read—more often than not, your reader will get discouraged when presented with never ending blocks of text, and put [...]
Writing a short story is quite different than writing a novel. There is the time factor and word usage to take into consideration. It takes discipline to keep your short story brimming with exciting life experiences in as few words as possible. Here are five key steps in writing your short story.
1. THEME
The theme is [...]
When you think about writing dialogue as simply giving a voice to the different characters living inside you, writing becomes an exciting journey and very rewarding. Here are a few thoughts on writing dialogue.
1. Characters
The characters we create come from somewhere inside us, in all that we are, and all that we know. When we [...]
Five Golden Rules
1. Write five days a week
The key is consistency. Write 300 to 600 words a day, five days a week; more is better. Jot down ideas during moments away from writing.
2. Know Your Characters
Fiction writing is an art; your story, your characters must be created and molded out of your [...]
Since this is my first post, I thought I’d start with a subject that I’m most passionate about … fiction writing … why do I love it so much?
Marlene Cronkhite
I love the Suspense
Creating a story with dynamic characters and a definite stream of uncertainty, danger, doubts, and cliffhangers, is [...]