Can anyone suggest some tips in Story writting.....?

Answer 1

Introduction
You already know how to tell a story. You do it every day! Every time you tell someone about something that happened to you or something you did, you tell the "story" of what happened. For example, if something funny happens at school, when you tell a friend about it, you've created a story. The trick is to be able to write it down.

Get Started
There's a very scary blank piece of paper sitting there in front of you. What do you put on it? Here are a few tips to help you get started developing ideas and working through them.

1. Pay attention! Amazing things are happening all around you. You just have to see them. "Like what," you say? Well, the next time you are out shopping, look around you and try to count the number of people you see with red hair. Is there a story in that? The guy who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories thought so! Paying attention to the world around you is the first step in developing ideas.
2. Listen! How do people put words together when they talk? Words fall into place and make stories. The more you listen to others, the better writer you will become.
3. Think! When somebody tells you about something, think about it for a minute. Are there two sides to the story? Is Mrs. ABC really and truly the worst teacher in the world? Is Coach XYZ really blind and stupid? Is that famous actress with the blond hair as smart as she seems in the movie? Will your liver actually turn upside down if you stand on your head? Are elephants the only mammals who can't jump? Question things. You'll be surprised how many ideas you'll get that way.
4. Get used to writing! Start a diary. When you see something interesting or when something happens, make a note of it in your diary. Your diary doesn't have to be fancy, either. A small notebook will do.
5. Read a book! You know those funny-looking things made from papers stuck togeher with words inside? You can find them all kinds of places, like libraries, schools, and even grocery stores. Pick one up and start reading.
6. About that blank piece of paper. . . . Pick up your pencil. . . . Close your eyes. . . . Write the word 'Now.' The paper is no longer blank and your story has begun. (If you're typing, close your eyes and hit some keys. It really doesn't matter what word it is. Get that paper dirty so it's no longer blank.)














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Tips for Writing a Short Story

by Jennifer Stewart

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Structure of Your Short Story

Novice writers are often given this advice on how to structure their short stories:

* Put a man up a tree
* Throw stones at him
* Get him down

When you come to think of it, it's good advice for any writer. So follow the steps in the plan below to start writing great short stories.


Short Story Plan

Start with a situation - a problem to be resolved for your protagonist ( the man up the tree).

Then present the problems that can occur (throw some stones):

* Misunderstandings / mistaken identity / lost opportunities etc

The final step is to show how you can solve the problem - get the man down from his leafy perch - safely.

* Love triumphs / good conquers evil / honesty is the best policy / united we stand

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Short Story Theme
Every piece of writing must have a message or thread of meaning running through it, and this theme is the skeleton or framework on which you hang your plot, characters, setting etc.

As you write, make sure that every word is related to this theme.

It's tempting to use your short story to show off your talents at characterisation, descriptive writing, dialogue or whatever ... But every excess word is a word that dilutes the impact of your story.

The best stories are the ones that follow a narrow subject line. Decide what the point of your story is and even though it's tempting to digress, you must stick to the point otherwise you end up with either a novel beginning or a mish-mash of ideas that add up to nothing.

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Time Span for Your Short Story

An effective short story covers a very short time span. It may be one single event that is momentous in the life of your main character or the story may take place in a single day or even an hour. Try to use the events you depict to illustrate your theme.
Setting for Your Short Story

Because you have such a limited number of words to convey your message, you must choose your settings carefully ... there's no room for free-loaders in a short story!

That doesn't mean you have to be trite or predictable when deciding on settings. For example, some of the most frightening settings for thrillers are not cemeteries or lonely alleys, but normal places where readers can imagine themselves.

Appeal to your readers' five senses to make your settings more real.


Characters in Your Short Story

Around three main characters is all a short story can effectively deal with because too many will distract you from your theme.

Don't give in to the urge to provide detailed background on your characters ... decide on the characteristics that are important for your theme and stick to those. If you fall in love with your character, use him/her as the basis for a novel later on.
Short Story Dialogue

Never underestimate the power of dialogue in conveying character, but it must contribute to the main focus of the story - don't just use it to pad out your characters. Every word you put into the mouth of your characters must contribute to revealing your theme ... if it doesn't, be ruthless and cut it.
Plot for Your Short Story
Begin with an arresting first paragraph or lead, enough to grab the readers and make them curious to know what happens next.

Make sure your plot works - there must be a beginning, a middle and an end. But don't spend too much time on the build-up, so that the climax or denouement (as in the twist ending) is relegated to one sentence, leaving the reader bothered and bemused but sadly, not bewitched.

And don't signal the twist ending too soon - try to keep the reader guessing until the last moment.

If you're telling a fast-moving story, say crime, then keep your paragraphs and sentences short. It's a trick that sets the pace and adds to the atmosphere you're conveying to the reader.

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Publish Your Short Story

Once you've written your story, you'll want to get it out to your eager public, so you'll need to know how to publish your work.
Proof Read Your Short Story

Readers are easily put off by bad formatting, bad punctuation or spelling mistakes. Don't distract them from your story - always proof read and then proof read again.
"Do you make embarrassing mistakes in your writing?"

It all sounds so easy, doesn't it?

You sit down at your desk to write your story, and you know exactly what you want to say, but somewhere, on the journey from the brain to the page, the message gets lost ...

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Answer 2

Sounds like you might already have a story in mind.

If you do, just write it down, and forget about everything else. You might not like what you wrote right away, so give it a few days before you come back to it.

If you don't have any ideas, there are definitely some books at your library that are all about writing. All writing books have fun exercises to try, and those are often all you need to get the idea ball rolling.

Writing a story is like painting a picture. I've been told that if you can draw a line, you can draw; so if you can type a sentence well enough to ask a question, you're ready to write a story. We tell stories every time we talk - don't let the idea of writing one of those stories down overwhelm you.

Writing is more about the story than the grammar. It sounds like you're already headed in the right direction.

Answer 3

Always include a beginning, a middle and an end. Get inside the mind of your character, and tell your readers what you are seeing, feeling, smelling, touching and hearing. Be passionate: describe life as you know it, how you want it to be, or how you would never want it to be. Encourage your readers to learn and escape by taking them on journey. If you're having trouble getting started, writing about your day or reading the first line of a poem can give you lots of ideas. Good luck!

Answer 4

Read. Read, read, read. Especially stuff you love or authors who you would love to emulate. Monkey see, monkey do. It's all good and well to learn everything you can about story structure, but if you read examples you're going to soak it in. Plus, you may discover inspiration for your own work.

Also, write as much as possible. It can be expository writing or even journaling (journaling is great for writers, by the way). Just get in the habit of writing every day. That way, when you just don't "feel" the story anymore, you'll finish it anyway.

Answer 5

tell the story as if you are talking to a blind person describing every detail. do it by section and by structure. put yourself in the characters shoes.

Answer 6

write the chapters first

Answer 7

Just use your imaginations and don't hear to anybody else.

Answer 8

just think about your most fav memory in life..