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Deborah Owen - ArticlesIf you are still in doubt as to which class you should take, send a 1,000 word story or a 200 word article to deborahowen@cwinst.com and ask for an evaluation. (Join our Short Story/Article Writing Contest from Aug. 1 - Sept. 30, 2008) Compliments of http://www.creativewritinginstitute.com. Short Story Structure SimplifiedShort story structure demands that you abandon all ideas of forming your own brand of storytelling. The rules are very simple: comply to the form that sells, or you don't sell.
Short story structure has been around since the beginning of time. You can read short stories in the Bible and... Transition Sentences - What They Are and How to Make ThemTransition sentences are a little tricky to master, but once you learn the "trick", your problems will be over. Transition sentences are the bridge that connects one paragraph to another in a smooth and orderly fashion so that your reader won't feel jolted as they climb the stairs of the... Creative Writers, Make Easy $$$ Selling InterviewsCreative writers can do interviews to make easy money. Local newspapers eat them up. You will make about $15 or $20 on each one, plus $5 for a picture. Resell the same article all over the nation and turn that $20 into $200.
The first question an interviewee will ask you... Creative Writers Writing Tips on Dialogue TagsDialogue tags are the short insertions that identify the speakers in a written conversation. Without them, the reader would be lost.
Dialogue tags are quick signposts that keep the reader on the right path. When you change paths to another speaker, it is not always necessary to place a tag. Sometimes... Creative Writers Learn Best From Mentoring SystemCreative writing is a finely honed skill. We can temper it and study it until we are blue in the face, and we still will not have plummeted its depths. That is what makes it so fascinating.
Many creative writers attend the public educational system to sharpen their prose and poetry... Creative Writers Use 4 Easy Steps to Write Short StoriesLearn the DeBowen short story system, the newest writing rage.
Every story has one climactic conflict, and this is where you are going to start your story. You might be saying, huh? What about the setting and theme? What about the plot and resolution? All in due time.
Think of action scenes.... Creative Writers Study Punctuation Tips on the Period, Question Mark, Exclamation MarkCreative writers rarely study punctuation, but every sentence they write depends on it. Learn it well.
An imperative sentence is a command or request.
Give me a hug.
A declarative sentence states a fact.
She gave him a hug.
Some declarative sentences contain a question. If the sentence as a whole states the question as... Creative Writers Weave Themes, Arcs, And ResolutionsCreative writing calls for all the talent you can muster. If you don't have very much talent, that's just dandy. No one will notice it for a while anyway. Meanwhile, just lope along with the herd and fake it. And while you're at it, think up a good story theme.... Creative Writers Sometimes Entertain the Wrong PeopleCreative writers write to entertain. They entertain themselves, and they entertain those who dare to read what they write. This can be both good and bad.
If you write to entertain others, that's good. If some of your family members get hold of your work, that's bad. Of course, the last... Creative Writing in FantasyHave you ever wanted to write fantasy, but perhaps did not know where to begin? Then this is the article for you. By the time you finish reading, you will know enough to write your first fantasy story.
Writing fantasy is making an impractical idea into a reality in the mind...
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