story building
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Odin crawled at the beginning of his life. The day he tried to stand, he stumbled and hit the lumpy ground of his father’s yard. One day, he learned to walk. Except without his father’s hand, he cannot stand at all. When Odin’s father died, Odin could not bury him. For he’d have to walk.
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Excerpt of creative writing exercises from my ebook ‘Building a Writing Practice’ Creative Writing Exercises: Excerpts from Building a Writing Practice
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I’ve read so many interesting stories, seen awesome movies and as a detail driven writer I was able to analyze a few things. One thing you should understand is this, If the first chapter of your story is wack, there’s a chance your readers will quit reading it before they even start. Start with a
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Dialogues are very important in every story, they help you as a writer build a strong fictional world where your readers don’t just feel the story but find themselves in it. However, if your dialogues are boring your readers will have a hard time sifting through your story. They may give up eventually. Whether your
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1. focus on a single story: don’t try to write every idea in your head. All you need is one idea, then expand on that. 2. Use prompts and short stories : the more you read stories in your niche, the better your creativity gets. Prompts are there to make you exercise your mental skills.
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Have you ever wanted to write but you just don’t have the vibes? No inspiration, not a clue on what to write about. You pick up a pen then drop it on your journal or open your word doc and stare at it for hours with no single idea? It’s not that we’ve stopped becoming
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A great story (novel) must have : 1. characters 2. Setting 3. Plot Twist, dialogue, pacing, good structure and anything else that might expand your story. Characters : your story needs a character that is believable. Someone your readers connect and relate to. In fiction writing, your main character is the protagonist, lead, hero or
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