Summary Writing The idea with this technique is to write summaries instead of scenes when you’re doing your first drafting. Summaries are where you just tell what happened through narration rather than trying to show through dialogue and description. This way you can focus on figuring out the story and have the basic elements in …
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How is this my story? – Writing Technique
How is this my Story? What makes great stories great is that they are specific, yet also universal. At their core, they tell the truth about what it’s like being alive and because they do, we can find a truth in them that we understand. If you’re struggling to get a hold of your own …
First Person POV Present Tense – Writing Technique
1st-Person and Present Tense If you’re struggling with making a scene or the story, in general, feel more personal or terrifying and not so detached, try this technique. By writing your scenes in first person and present tense you place the viewpoint as close to the character as possible, using the character’s thoughts and impressions …
Ripley-Approach – Writing Technique
“Wait…is Ripley a man or woman…?” Ripley-Approach Famously in the script for “Alien”, it was not specified if Ripley was going to be a man or a woman. If you’re struggling with putting gender clichés and stereotypes aside while developing your characters, try the Ripley-Approach and leave it unspecified whether your character is male or …