Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end. But how do you make that middle part compelling? Enter Freytag’s pyramid: the story structure outlined by German writer Gustav Freytag in 1863. He created his plot pyramid as a five-act dramatic structure but you can use it to outline any kind of narrative, whether it’s a fairy tale or a memoir. So what are the elements—or the five major plot
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Perhaps you think your story is universal and could take place anytime, anywhere. Or you’re writing about something that has happened in real life and you think the time and location are a given. In both cases, you’re mistaken. The way you use setting for storytelling will shape the overall tone, atmosphere, and believability of your writing. And it’s about far more than simply saying where and when the events
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In a letter to the editor Pascal Covici, John Steinbeck mentions how a nameless, faceless, generalized audience will scare you to death. His advice, often repeated by other successful authors, was to write for one person. In other words, you should write with one specific person in mind. But why should you write as though you’re writing for just one person? This technique takes us well beyond POV for writers,
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Writing strong setting is a skill that, when honed, can help make your work sing. Time, place, mood, social and cultural context are important elements of setting for writers. They play a key role in shaping the overall tone, atmosphere, and believability of a story. Your reader needs to feel oriented to the setting as your story moves along. Ideally, you’ll give them the information they need in the first
Boni Wagner-Stafford
Showing vs. telling is one of the most common pieces of advice a writer will hear. It’s heard so often that one might think that telling instead of showing is just bad writing. But not so fast! Telling has its place, just like anything in life. The question, when do we show and when do we tell? In this post, you’ll discover the delicate balance in showing vs. telling, and
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In this episode, authors and editors Marie Beswick-Arthur and Amie McCracken explore the delicate balance between showing and telling in writing, revealing the surprising ways in which the two techniques can — and should — actually complement each other. Do you want to take your writing to the next level with a perfect balance of showing and telling? Look no further! Our podcast guests have the solution to enhance your
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