Storytelling 101
Either August was late or September is early. I blame the gloriously hot summer.
Either way, here we are already looking at the September edition of Writing Magazine, and my latest ‘Beginners’ piece.
I decided to refer back to basics in building a story. And that deals with Storyline, Facts, Editing and Dialogue. Of course there’s more to it than that, but if you have these basics covered, you’re well on your way.
Tell a story, fill it with interesting facts, make sure your characters’ dialogue sounds right (for them and the period) and edit the heck out of it to make it right.
Above all, enjoy doing it. If you have fun writing, you won’t want to do anything else.
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