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TIPS FOR WRITERS 2/17/2018 5:27:11 AM
Before you sit down to write have you studied your Genra, know everything, there is to know about your characters? What is your main plot, your sub plot, your resolution, your pacing? What is your motivation for writing this story? Your Genre tells your reader what to expect in your story. Your characters create or react to conflict in ways dictated by the kind of person he or she is. Character is plot. How you show your characters acting will in turn create further conflict or alleviate it. What makes your characters individual? Where did he/she grow up? What was their childhood like? What is their life like now? Characters reveal who they are in 6 ways:
(1) by actions they initiate fighting viciously with one's spouce, packing to move out or running away on a bus.
(2) Reactions to other characters's actions can tell a lot about both characters.
(3) Dialogue reveals basics of class, education and surface personality
(4) Thoughts can reveal an enormous amount about a character.
(5) Gestures and body language.
(6)Appearance: how they dress, which newspaper he/she carries, the statue of their shoes and their surroundings.
Resolution: The action the main character takes to reach their goal.
Pacing: The rate at which events happen in a book.
Main plot: events that are caused by and affect the main character.
Sub plot: what takes your characters from the first turning point to a satisfying ending. Getting from point A to B is easier than it might seem.
Your motivation: A desire to write a good book. Keeping your readers interested from beginning to end. Want to see people buying your book.
