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Vivid story setting description: Examples and insights

Vivid story setting descriptions helps us anchor a story's action in place. Listed below are story setting description examples that reveal the varied functions of setting description. 1. Use setting description to highlight characters' turning points What characters do in a place tells us...

April 29th, 2019

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Why write a book? 10 global authors give reasons to write

Why write a book? It's a question authors are asked time and again (or more simply, 'Why do you write?'). To celebrate World Book and Copyright Day - UNESCO's initiative to promote reading, publishing, and access to books - we're sharing international authors' words on the value of writing: W...

April 23rd, 2019

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10 useful apps for writers to help you create

Every part of writing a story has its challenges. A good arsenal of writing tools makes your process easier. Try these writing tools we've grouped by purpose: Finding ideas | Writing productivity | Organising your writing and research | Writing and editing your draft 1. Apps for finding st...

April 15th, 2019

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Indirect characterization: Revealing characters subtly

Indirect characterization is writing that paints in character detail by showing rather than telling. Rather than only tell readers about characters’ personalities and values, you can reveal them subtly through dialogue, actions and appearances. Read these tips and examples: 1. Use il...

April 10th, 2019

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Setting the scene: 6 ways to introduce place in stories

Setting the scene for a story is important. This is vital whether you are writing a fictional story or a nonfiction book, although the scene will not be fictional then, of course. Giving readers a vivid sense of where and when events take place anchors action and dialogue. When readers are able ...

April 1st, 2019

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Character tropes: 5 tips to avoid stock types

Character tropes (common stock characters) have their place in stories. Satires and spoofs, for example, use types such as the 'cool mom' or 'orphan who must save the world'. Yet character tropes quickly dull a story when characters read as too predictable. To avoid tropes: 1. Know your chara...

March 25th, 2019

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