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A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling: How to Craft Compelling Narratives
This OER guide will teach you the basics of creative writing as well as provide various short stories that showcase particular creative writing elements.
- Author
- James Thibeault
- Publisher
- Bentley University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 21 sections
- 01: Basic Format
- 1.01: Reading Exercise - The Twilight Schoolyard Warrior
- 02: Describing Setting and Characters
- 2.01: Reading Exercise - Escaping the Chaos
- 03: Developing Character Likeability
- 3.01: Reading Exercise - Bound
- 04: Writing In Different Points of View
- 4.01: Reading Exercise - Perspectives
- 05: Show vs. Tell
- 5.01: Reading Exercise The Gifts of the Warriors
- 06: Developing Character Arcs
- 6.01: Reading Exercise Dancing with Silverware
- 07: Writing Tension and Suspense
- 7.01: Reading Exercise Longing for the Night
- 08: Writing Dialogue
- 8.01: Reading Exercise Empty
- 09: Writing With Limitations
- 9.01: Reading Exercise Emojis
- 10: Developing a Theme
- 10.01: Reading Exercise Validation
- 11: Drafting and Revising