STORY 1
The time and place of your story
What is SETTING
The overall feeling of your story
What is TONE
A conscious goal that drives the plot
What is WANT
This author said, “You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block.”
Who is JOHN ROGERS
This author said, "If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."
Who is STEPHEN KING
The people who interact in the story
Who are CHARACTERS
The perspective from which an author tells a story
What is POINT OF VIEW
Persistent feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and a fear of being exposed as a fraud
What is IMPOSTER SYNDROME
A piece of writing that teaches a specific skill or technique.
What is MENTOR TEXT
This author said, “Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”
Who is RAY BRADBURY
The action that takes place in the story
What is PLOT
The author's unique voice and approach to storytelling
What is NARRATIVE STYLE
Summarizing or using exposition to simply tell the reader what is happening
What is TELLING
This author said, “I never get writer’s block, because I always have a good dozen projects that I’m working on, so if something isn’t working I’ll just switch gears.”
Who is JAMES PATTERSON
This author said, “A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not."
Who is ROALD DAHL
The problem that the characters must overcome
What is CONFLICT
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, and Resolution are elements of what?
What is CLASSIC STORY STRUCTURE
Using description and action to help the reader experience the story
What is SHOWING
This author said, “The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
Who is STEPHEN KING
This author said, "every writer, no matter how skilled or beginning, encounters and reads something that can lift and inform their own writing."
Who is RALPH FLETCHER
The overall message that the author communicates through the story
What is THEME
The speed at which the story unfolds
What is PACING
A logical system that organizes evidence to show how and why something happened
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT
This author said, “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page”.
Who is JODI PICOULT
This author said, “Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
Who is ANTON CHEKHOV