On pages 9 and 10 of his book Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Vonnegut listed eight rules for writing a short story: 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or...
March听填信息 Now it's time for me to tell you about our short story competition. Would you believe we're giving you the chance to win your own computer? All you have to do is enter our short story competition. The rules are very simple. We want you to write a short story up to...
For example, let's say you're writing a ghost story where the protagonist finally faces off with the evil, supernatural entities haunting his or her little house? Then, in the middle of their fight scene, the Ghostbusters arrive. Doesn’t seem logical, does it? Suddenly providing a quick ...
you have to come back before ten o’clock at night. My family always obeys this rule. I know that my parents make this rule is for our safty. I remember that one day my elder sister break this rule,
Two Rules (Short Story).Presents the short story 'Two Rules.'BoilardJonDalhousie Review
Write your story in 120 words.相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 I couldn’t believe my eyes when I opened the front door. When I had left home that morning the house had been clean and tidy. Now, everything was lying on the floor in a terrible mess. There were books on the carpet and ...
This morning, at the intersection of Jinghua Road and Changan Road, I witnessed the whole process of not following the rules with my own eyes. A white van, like many other cars, was waiting for a street light when suddenly several ladies got off the bus and calmly crossed the road. Oh...
This morning, at the intersection of Jinghua Road and Changan Road, I witnessed the whole process of not following the rules with my own eyes. A white van, like many other cars, was waiting for a street light when suddenly several ladies got off the bus and calmly crossed the road. Oh...
I recently posted Paul Chato’s rules for writing sitcoms, which is an excellent discussion of the topic by someone who spent years in the trenches producing sitcoms. However, reading through Paul’s “rules” I can’t help but think many of these apply
The best advice for writing dialogue is don't. Never write a line of dialogue when you can create a visual expression. The first attack on every scene should be: How could I write this in a purely visual way and not have to resort to a single line of dialogue? Obey the Law of Dimi...