I have learned a lot about writing this week. I figured out that having an overall plan for how you want a story to go is helpful. I also practiced writing techniques that we learned earlier this year such as "show don't tell." While I was reading a book, I tried to pay attention to the style that the author used. I realized that having an inner dialogue in the character is important but it also helps explain plots in the story without specifically saying what's going on. The reader can infer what is happening from the characters thoughts or inner conflict.
So far, I have accomplished writing the first page of the prologue and developing the conflict in the story. I looked on a lot of websites about creative writing techniques and learned more about how to foreshadow and make a story exciting. I am still developing parts of the story in my outline such as what the characters motives are for their actions.
I am challenged by the fact that I want to make everything perfect the first time I do it. I have to remember that this is just a rough draft because it will save me a lot of time and give me more opportunity to develop the plot line. Something that has gone wrong is the fact that I can't move much further with my story until I figure out what I want the characters to be like.
I think the next thing to do would be to figure out a specific conflict for my story and that will give me motives for my character's actions. I still need to do research on writing techniques and pay attention to styles while I'm reading other books so I can learn from professional writing.
So far, I have accomplished writing the first page of the prologue and developing the conflict in the story. I looked on a lot of websites about creative writing techniques and learned more about how to foreshadow and make a story exciting. I am still developing parts of the story in my outline such as what the characters motives are for their actions.
I am challenged by the fact that I want to make everything perfect the first time I do it. I have to remember that this is just a rough draft because it will save me a lot of time and give me more opportunity to develop the plot line. Something that has gone wrong is the fact that I can't move much further with my story until I figure out what I want the characters to be like.
I think the next thing to do would be to figure out a specific conflict for my story and that will give me motives for my character's actions. I still need to do research on writing techniques and pay attention to styles while I'm reading other books so I can learn from professional writing.