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What Makes A Good Story
        Teller
A Theme
A theme - A theme is something important
  the story tries to tell us—something that
  might help us in our own lives. Not every
  story has a theme, but it’s best if it does.
Don’t get too preachy. Let the theme grow
  out of the story, so readers feel they’ve
  learned it for themselves. You shouldn’t
  have to say what the moral is.
A plot
A Plot -Plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main
   character goes through. The conflict can be with another character,
   or with the way things are, or with something inside the character,
   like needs or feelings.
The main character should win or lose at least partly on their own, and
   not just be rescued by someone or something else. Most often, the
   character learns or grows as they try to solve their problem. What
   the character learns is the theme.
The conflict should get more and more tense or exciting. The tension
   should reach a high point or “climax” near the end of the story, then
   ease off.
The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, things go
   WRONG, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. The right-wrong
   steps can repeat.
A novel can have several conflicts, but a short story should have only
   one.
A Story Structure
A Story Structure - At the beginning, jump right into the action. At the
   end, wind up the story quickly.
Decide about writing the story either in “first person” or in “third person.”
   Third-person pronouns are “he,” “she,” and “it”—so writing in third
   person means telling a story as if it’s all about other people. The
   first-person pronoun is “I”—so writing in first person means telling a
   story as if it happened to you.
Even if you write in third person, try to tell the story through the eyes of
   just one character—most likely the main character. Don’t tell
   anything that the character wouldn’t know. This is called “point of
   view.” If you must tell something else, create a whole separate
   section with the point of view of another character.
Decide about writing either in “present tense” or in “past tense.” Writing
   in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is
   how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing
   as if the story is happening right now. Stick to one tense or the
   other!
Characters
Characters - Before you start writing, know your characters
  well.
Your main character should be someone readers can feel
  something in common with, or at least care about.
You don’t have to describe a character completely. It’s
  enough to say one or two things about how a character
  looks or moves or speaks.
A main character should have at least one flaw or
  weakness. Perfect characters are not very interesting.
  They’re also harder to feel something in common with or
  care about. And they don’t have anything to learn. In the
  same way, there should be at least one thing good about
  a “bad guy.”
Settings
Settings - Set your story in a place and time
 that will be interesting or familiar.

   Set your story in a place and time that will be interesting or familiar.
A Style and Tone
A Style And Tone - Use language that feels right for your story.
Wherever you can, use actions and speech to let readers know what’s
   happening. Show, don’t tell.
Give speech in direct quotes like “Go away!” instead of indirect quotes
   like “She told him to go away.”
You don’t have to write fancy to write well. It almost never hurts to use
   simple words and simple sentences. That way, your writing is easy
   to read and understand.
Always use the best possible word—the one that is closest to your
   meaning, sounds best, and creates the clearest image. If you can’t
   think of the right one, use a thesaurus.
Carefully check each word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph. Is it the
   best you can write? Is it in the right place? Do you need it at all? If
   not, take it out!
Hope I Helped You :)
Created by Jess Donald

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What makes a good story teller

  • 1. What Makes A Good Story Teller
  • 2. A Theme A theme - A theme is something important the story tries to tell us—something that might help us in our own lives. Not every story has a theme, but it’s best if it does. Don’t get too preachy. Let the theme grow out of the story, so readers feel they’ve learned it for themselves. You shouldn’t have to say what the moral is.
  • 3. A plot A Plot -Plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main character goes through. The conflict can be with another character, or with the way things are, or with something inside the character, like needs or feelings. The main character should win or lose at least partly on their own, and not just be rescued by someone or something else. Most often, the character learns or grows as they try to solve their problem. What the character learns is the theme. The conflict should get more and more tense or exciting. The tension should reach a high point or “climax” near the end of the story, then ease off. The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, things go WRONG, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. The right-wrong steps can repeat. A novel can have several conflicts, but a short story should have only one.
  • 4. A Story Structure A Story Structure - At the beginning, jump right into the action. At the end, wind up the story quickly. Decide about writing the story either in “first person” or in “third person.” Third-person pronouns are “he,” “she,” and “it”—so writing in third person means telling a story as if it’s all about other people. The first-person pronoun is “I”—so writing in first person means telling a story as if it happened to you. Even if you write in third person, try to tell the story through the eyes of just one character—most likely the main character. Don’t tell anything that the character wouldn’t know. This is called “point of view.” If you must tell something else, create a whole separate section with the point of view of another character. Decide about writing either in “present tense” or in “past tense.” Writing in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing as if the story is happening right now. Stick to one tense or the other!
  • 5. Characters Characters - Before you start writing, know your characters well. Your main character should be someone readers can feel something in common with, or at least care about. You don’t have to describe a character completely. It’s enough to say one or two things about how a character looks or moves or speaks. A main character should have at least one flaw or weakness. Perfect characters are not very interesting. They’re also harder to feel something in common with or care about. And they don’t have anything to learn. In the same way, there should be at least one thing good about a “bad guy.”
  • 6. Settings Settings - Set your story in a place and time that will be interesting or familiar. Set your story in a place and time that will be interesting or familiar.
  • 7. A Style and Tone A Style And Tone - Use language that feels right for your story. Wherever you can, use actions and speech to let readers know what’s happening. Show, don’t tell. Give speech in direct quotes like “Go away!” instead of indirect quotes like “She told him to go away.” You don’t have to write fancy to write well. It almost never hurts to use simple words and simple sentences. That way, your writing is easy to read and understand. Always use the best possible word—the one that is closest to your meaning, sounds best, and creates the clearest image. If you can’t think of the right one, use a thesaurus. Carefully check each word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph. Is it the best you can write? Is it in the right place? Do you need it at all? If not, take it out!
  • 8. Hope I Helped You :) Created by Jess Donald