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Writers Should be Original, Creative And Willing to Seek Help
'Deadlining' Your Way to Success
The Art of Writing for Yourself First
16 Criteria for an Effective Short Story
- Beginning: effective hook, or slow to get going?
- Ending: satisfying, natural culmination of events, or preposterous or predictable?
- Setting: clear sense of place or vague and could be set anywhere?
(File format: PDF
| Size: 11kb)The Characters, a Two-Part Story
Part 1: Characters in search of a story
"Make me a character in your story," said an unknown woman. "Make me famous!"
"I'm dying for an adventure," said an adventurous man.
"This is a mystery, isn't it?" asked the mysterious intruder.
"If you need a detective to solve this case, I'm your man," said the rugged detective.
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(File format: PDF | Size: 11kb)
"Make me a character in your story," said an unknown woman. "Make me famous!"
"I'm dying for an adventure," said an adventurous man.
"This is a mystery, isn't it?" asked the mysterious intruder.
"If you need a detective to solve this case, I'm your man," said the rugged detective.
Download the complete story here
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