Elements of Fiction: Character
In the previous post, I wrote about setting. In this post, I will discuss character and characterization. Characters and Characterization Character is an important element of fiction. Without a central...
View ArticleWriting Fiction: Dialogue
What is dialogue? It refers to the words spoken between characters in a short story or novel. It also refers to a character speaking to himself or herself within the short story or novel. The fiction...
View ArticleHow to Write Creative Nonfiction: Dialogue and Action
Revealing Character through Dialogue and Action Readers are interested the comments, conversations, and behaviour of real people. For instance, the public was fascinated about the sexual indiscretions...
View ArticleWriting Dramatic Scenes
In writing a personal essay, memoir, travel writing, you must retell your personal experience. To retell your story, you must recreate the scenes for the reader by using the techniques of creative...
View ArticleCharacter and Characterization in Short Fiction
Every short story requires the central character who is motivated to take action, or react to an outside force, in order to achieve some purpose. Many short stories also include one or more secondary...
View ArticleDialogue: The Spoken Words of Characters
Some short stories have very few lines of dialogue, such as “Lust” by Susan Minot. Other short stories, such as “Hills Like White Elephants” , a short story written by Ernest Hemingway, are crafted...
View ArticlePublishing of Book:The Art and Craft of Creative Writing
Thanks for visiting my blog for the past four years. During that time, I’ve read and learned about the writing life, poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. I have read many books, learned a...
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