Pornographic fiction is, obviously, a dead format. That’s why this book, which as its title makes clear was intended as a serious guide for aspiring adult book scribes, reads best nowadays as an enjoyable flashback to a more sexually frank era. A dispatch from the late, notorious Loompani...
If you’ve thought about using a flashback scene in your writing but haven’t been quite sure where to begin, you’re in the right place. We’ll demystify the purpose of this device in literature, show you how to write flashbacks in your writing, and give you some examples of flashbac...
This is Not a Checklist: How to Write a Story Some things to have taken into consideration while writing your story. Not rules, just after-the-fact guidelines. 1. It’s paramount that, if at all possible, you rig your story such that it all happens in the actual present of the ...
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You’ve created your story and your characters, and you know exactly what happened in their pasts to make them the way they are now. But whenever you add those important bits of backstory, do you struggle to make it interesting enough to hold the attention of readers without slowing down ...
skips ahead. If you use flashback, you can start your essay nearthe moment of final suspense, and then jump back in time to when the conflict was first introduced. This takes a bit of finesse with your pacing, but if you can pull it off, it is a sophisticated way to start your ...
Byline: Petrina VousdenDaily Mail (London)
There simply wasn’t enough story to tell, and I wasn’t going to resort to padding just for an electronic certificate. The trial had been to see if the new method I was experimenting with would help me write more in each session and complete a project in a shorter time. The results ...
Write scenes with purpose using the 5 w’s Find satisfying ways to begin and end scenes Understand what scenes in stories do In a story, scenes: Move the story forward: They keep us engaged, asking ‘what happens next?’ Establish cause and effect: This links to the first point. For ex...
Mastering how to writeplot twistsinvolves more than just throwing a monkey wrench into your story. A well-written plot twist must be subtle. You’ll need to learn: How to set up a plot twist Where to insert one How to use it to drive the main plot ...