ABC’s of Fiction Writing


UPDATE 2/3/11 - These went on the back burner for a while, and I’m honestly not going to be doing much more with the Yahoo! Contributor Network, but I do plan to continue these.  Stay tuned to my blog for more info a little later on :)

Active Voice – Making ‘Do’

Believable Characters – “I think I know them . . .”

Conflict Equals Plot – What’s going to happen?!

Dialogue – Who said what?

Emotion – Feel the love!

Flashbacks – Remember when . . .

Genre – Where do I belong?

Hyperbole – Above and Beyond

Imagery and Description – Bringing Everything to Life

Journaling – Why It’s Important

Coming soon (eventually)!! K for Killing Characters

L for Lead

M for Main Character

N for Novel

O for Onomatopoeia and Oxymoron

P for Point of View

Q for Questions

R for Revision

S for Story Arc

T for Theme

U for Understatement

V for Voice

W for Writer’s Block

X for Xtras: Allegory, Cliche & Prose Rhythm

Y for Your Writing

Z for Zeal

5 thoughts on “ABC’s of Fiction Writing

  1. Hey! tht was a really cool set of ABCs.Am sure I can learn more about writing from what you write.Frankly speaking,I am not much of a fiction writer.In fact,my genre of writing is actually the other side of the spectrum :) I focus more about the realities of life and my blog NUGGETS OF LIFE which I very recently started is about lessons of life from everyday experiences.Do check it out and feel free to comment or make suggestions.Keep up the good work and keep in touch!

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