Scary story ideas and plots with a twist at the end. These could make good stories, but as yet I haven’t been creative enough to take these plot ideas and turn them into proper scary stories. Perhaps in the future, I’ll come back to these tales and expand them so they can be pub...
if the twist is that the protagonist is an alien, make it "protagonist with a big secret." If the basic plot doesn't work without knowing the secret, there might be a problem. The protagonist should be doing things that matter to them and in the process of that, discover steps toward ...
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You can do this with dialogue. This is the words people say, and it will bring your readers into the action. A writer needs to choose his words carefully. 7. You might want to end your story happy or sad, or with a surprise twist, but you can't do that if you give away too ...
17 Unexpected Plot Twist Ideas + Tips and More! 32 World Building Prompts for Stories I hope your storytellers enjoyed this list of short story ideas for kids and have fun writing a great short story with these ideas Oh, and there are loads more story-writing ideas on my blog — from th...
Love is in the air with these romance story ideas. Writing a love story is great practice even when writing in another genre. Try it out!
However, not all books need to start with a twist. Sometimes, all you need is a single strong image. 2. Start with a compelling image Many editors will tell you to avoid exposition — the dreaded info dump — at the start of your manuscript. Editor Harrison Demchick suggests one of the...
Last month in the Digital Dining Room, the group’s mission was to identify their main business goal for the final quarter of the year and then to develop a content strategy to support it. Here’s how we got them there: Step One: Brainstorm ideas using a... ...
because if you’re randomly selected as one of 10 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS, you’ll be paired with a kidlit agent for feedback on your ideas. I will be selecting Grand Prize Winners randomly over the weekend. Then those folks will have a few more days to hone their ideas. (But it doesn...