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Narration as a Fiction-Writing Mode
Narration in written fiction today has a different role than it played in the past. Compared to its use in early novels, narration has a much smaller part.
Read MoreExposition as a Fiction-Writing Mode
With appropriate respect, care, and craft, conscientious fiction-writers can transform exposition into something graceful and elegant.
Read MoreIntrospection as a Fiction-Writing Mode
Full and skillful use of introspection provides a great opportunity to enhance the reader’s experience.
Read MoreFive fundamental elements comprise all written fiction
To keep building on the progress made by our predecessors, we need to recognize the basic elements of a story for what they are.
Read MoreHow many elements of fiction: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
The number of elements is an example of the conflicting information published about fiction and the craft of writing it.
Read MoreHow to Write a Character’s Actions
The answer to the question of how to write the actions of your fictional characters is to thoroughly understand and apply the mechanics of the action fiction-writing mode.
Read MoreHow to Write Description
How a writer uses description and the skill with which he presents description is an important aspect of his or her unique writing style.
Read MoreHow to Write Dialogue
Writers present a character’s speech by means of the fiction-writing mode of conversation, commonly known as dialogue. By some accounts, dialogue accounts for half of fiction (as in “the world of prose and the world of dialogue”). Whether or not such a classification is useful to fiction writers (probably not), it illustrates the lofty regard with which dialogue is held.
Read MoreAbuses and Misuses of Dialogue
An important aspect of writing well is avoiding dialogue abuses and misuses.
Read MoreUsing Sequels to Establish a Character’s Short-Term Goals
Sequels are an effective tool for developing a character’s next move.
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