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Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 6:29am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Do you really want to write? That's good. Then we can work together. And I hope at the end of this lessons you would: 1. Identified your strengths and weaknesses as a writer of fiction; 2. Have developed a general awareness of fiction writing. Alright, let's go. There are five major facts you should first know about any story; in fact, if you don't have a storyline before, these facts would help you get one. And they are; 1. Fiction is all about character. 2. Fiction is all about what your character wants: His/her drive. 3. Fiction is all about how your character gets or does not get what he or she wants 4. Fiction is all about how your character changes. 5. Fiction is all about a world that you create. Now we will start work together on each of the facts. As we work, I will be using some stories to explain my points. They are 1. Purple Hibiscus by Chimanmada Ngozi Adichie 2. Unfulfilled Promise by Audreytimms (You can get a copy at Okadabooks.com) 3. The Thomas....(a family) by D9ty7 (Nairaland) 4.The Reluctant Bride by Tiffanyj (Nairaland) 5. Iyawo Nylon Bag by Ishilove (Nairaland). 6.Eother- Our Losses by Kizzykeziah( Nairaland) 7.The Lecture, The Pastor, A Girl and A dose of Viagra..By Standd (Nairaland) 8. The Coffin of Errors by Larrysun (Nairaland) 9.The Wet Rat by Standd (Nairaland) 10. Ole Lamba by Thronekid ( Nairaland) 11. Harrypotter by J.K. Rowling 12.Jewels of Africe by HumbledbYGrace (Nairaland) 13. Doctor by Royver (Nairaland). 14. The Web- by Candy (Nairaland). E.t.c https://stayedeyes./2015/04/13/write-it-out-1/ You can also join this group on Nl : Checkmate https://www.nairaland.com/2134150/writers-checkmate/13#2134150.421 We will continue from here 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 6:49am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Nice. I had only read Audrey's unfulfilled promise and purple hibiscus. I'm following. Thanks |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 6:51am On Apr 13, 2015 |
I wanna write as great as Audrey and Safari girl. |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 6:59am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Optimall:Hopefully, you would soon start ma. |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 7:02am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by write2obi(m): 8:36am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Nice one |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 8:54am On Apr 13, 2015 |
write2obi:Thanks |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 9:03am On Apr 13, 2015 |
,Fiction is all about Character. The Character is always called the Protagonist, and in many cases people enjoys characters that plays the victim. A character they see fighting a certain problem, a character who is being forced to do something he or she does not like. If we look at Tiffanyj's Reluctant bride, we would see that her character, Tara is a 24 year old girl who is 5.2 feet, fair in complexion with a perfect oval face, big intelligent eyes, full lips, high cheek bones, and a set of perfect white teeth She was forced to marry her half-brother's friend by her newly-found-wicked father, who threatened to make Tara's mother suffer is Tara does not do his wish. All in all, to start a story you need to build a character, preferably. I am working a character chart, but I will paste a very small part of it here for your gain. You need to describe, their eyes, nose, teeth (has one of it been removed, hair, neck e.t.c Come up with as many information you can about this character. It makes people become connected to him/her; in fact, when you start with that ideas of story will begin to pour into your brain. , https://stayedeyes./2015/04/13/character-1/ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Ali4king: 9:57am On Apr 13, 2015 |
following closely |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 10:00am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Example Fiction is all about character. To come up with my character I thought about things from my childhood, but I also threw in some things from my brother’s life and the lives of other kids I knew. (This is called making a “composite” character. It’s one of the most common techniques fiction writers use.) A lot of it, however, is just made up. JEREMY Jeremy is 11 and in the 6th grade. He has black hair that’s always messy because he doesn’t like to take the time to brush it. He’s short for his age. He seems really short compared to his friends at the middle school because he skipped second grade and he’s actually a year younger than they are. He’s very smart but he doesn’t do that well in school. He thinks school is boring and pointless. He doesn’t like most of his teachers. Actually, Jeremy doesn’t like most adults. He doesn’t think most of them are very smart and because of that he doesn’t trust them. In general, Jeremy is not a very happy kid. He’s not unhappy exactly. It’s just that he never seems very content with anything. He’s very energetic and intense, always trying to make things better. But he can also be a bit grumpy. Jeremy spends a lot of his time alone. He has friends but he doesn’t see them that often because he likes to do different things than they do. Even at school he seems more or less on his own. He has a dog named Bishop that he really likes. He has trained Bishop to do all kinds of cool things and he’s very proud of that. Jeremy’s favorite place to hang out is in his room. He has a huge room in the basement of his house which he has put a lot of effort into over the years to make it really cool. He has his own TV, a stereo system, and his prize possession: a really fast computer. His favorite thing to do on his computer is play chess By Steve Preha Now To Show you are following 1. Write A Description of a character in nothing less 100 words 2. Describe the character in the stories of one of the authors written up there. https://stayedeyes./2015/04/13/character-2/ |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 10:00am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Ali4king:Welcome Baba.. |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by D9ty7(m): 10:05am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Observing like an election observer. Walahi, I must learn something before I comot this place today. Good job baba Divepen... Lemme put up the links on my thread, maybe learners like me will come over to learn. |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 10:16am On Apr 13, 2015 |
I must learn also,no knowledge is wasted |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 10:42am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Mesef must learn |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 3:22pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
D9ty7: Oga mi ooo Name whyning be this or waiting |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 3:28pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
D9ty7:See who's talking o Keep teasin urself God is watching |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 3:30pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 3:31pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Mhizblizz:Welcome ma |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by D9ty7(m): 3:48pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
kitnah:See this woman sha |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by D9ty7(m): 3:49pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Divepen1:Na you be baba o |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 4:11pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Sardongarigan(m): 4:15pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 4:32pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by stuff46(m): 4:46pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 5:57pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
stuff46:Baba mi sir |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 6:58pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
kitnah:abi nah |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Nobody: 6:59pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Divepen1:why nah,let me learn jhor |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Sardongarigan(m): 7:00pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Divepen1:*faint* |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by stuff46(m): 9:13pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Your handiwork good, what about checkmate? They too need this. Divepen1: |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 10:04pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
stuff46:They've worked on this before... |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Divepen1(m): 8:45am On Apr 14, 2015 |
Guidelines for Making Characters A few guidelines that will help you even though you may not like them. Your character is the most important thing about your story. In fact, it’s not too much of a stretch to say that the quality of your character determines the quality of your story. With that in mind, I have several recommendations for you. You may not like some of these “rules” but I urge you to follow them because they will help you learn this strategy faster and more effectively which in turn will make you a better fiction writer and make writing fiction more fun. We often think of fiction as the kind of writing where we can make up anything we want. In some ways that’s accurate but in other ways it’s not. Your story isn’t true, of course, and everybody knows that, but it does have to have the “ring” of truth about it, it has to seem plausible, as though it could be true even though we know it’s not. These guidelines will help you accomplish that goal. I strongly recommend that you follow them. Make your character a human being. In my experience, it’s a lot easier to write well about human beings than it is to write about dogs, cats, unicorns, space aliens, and tap-dancing frogs. After all, you’re a human being so you’re bound to know a lot about being one, and you can bring that knowledge to your story. Not only is it a little easier to write about human beings, I think you learn more, too. So, I strongly recommend that you make your character a man, a woman, a boy, or a girl. Make your character original. We all have our favorite characters from the books we’ve read, the movies and TV shows we’ve seen, and from stories we’ve been told. An easy thing to do would be to take one of these characters for your story. But these are the creations of other writers. You’ll learn more — and have more fun, I think, — if you do the work of creating a character yourself. So, I strongly recommend that you make up your own character and that you not use a character created by someone else. Make your character someone you are interested in. Writing a good story takes time. And most of that time is spent writing about your main character. Wouldn’t you rather spend that time with someone interesting? Someone you are curious about? Someone whose life intrigues you in some way? If you create a character who seems boring to you, how do you think that character will seem to your audience? For these reasons, I strongly recommend that you make your character someone you are interested in https://stayedeyes./2015/04/14/character-3/ |
Re: Do You Want To Learn How To Write Stories? Let's Start Here. by Justinakusu(m): 10:01am On Apr 14, 2015 |
Good one sir. |
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