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            “WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW TO BE ABLE TO
            WRITE MY OWN STORY?”




                                        Flash Fiction?
There’s more
                                     to writing a
                                     story than
                                     telling a story.
                                     Writing
                                     involves
                                     choosing
      Think about how people         words to
      may react to crazy             create tension
      circumstances                  and stir
                                     emotion.
                                     To write a good story you should choose
                                     the right character, plot, descriptions and
            Think about mad          dialogues. Also If you don’t have a good
            situations that          vocabulary it will be difficult to express
            could happen             yourself.

                                                    So… can anyone write
When you already have an                            a novel?
understanding about the idea of
the topic of your story, you don’t                  Everyone can try.
have to worry much about the                        Not all will succeed.
characters, details and dialogues.
How Long should                                                  Punctuation: why do
     a story be?                                                  we need it, anyway?
               I realized that in English class we where
               writing flash fiction, not short stories..       Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of
                                                                language: they tell us to slow down, notice
                                                                something and take a stop

100 - 1,000 words
This is the type of short-short story that
you can find in a magazine.

                                 You can find 'regular'
                                 short stories in news
                                 papers and children's
                                 books.

     1,000 - 7,500                                              “Woman, without her man, is nothing.”
        words                                                   “Woman: Without her, man is nothing”

                                                            These sentences show
          Novelette:                                        how a slight change in
                             It Is difficult to sell to
                             a publisher because
                                                            punctuation can
                             it is too long to insert       completely change all
       7,500 - 20,000
                             into a magazine and            the meaning of a
       words                 too short for a novel.         sentence. And, by the
                                                            way, the second one is
                                                            right .
A good vocabulary does
not mean you know many
long or difficult words.
To be able to write a short story you need to have a good                          why writers should practice
understanding about the idea of your story. With the idea of                       grammar? does it
what your story is about, you can begin to write.
                                                                                   matter?...
You need to know how to use punctuations, since they help
you to understand the reading better. The punctuation tells                        Here is the answer:
you when to stop, slow down and how to express your
tone! (“?”,”!”)




                                                                                              grammar?
                                                                                              is,
                                                                                              Importtant
Also you must know how long a short story is because if you
over write it, then it wouldn’t be a short story, instead it
would be a novelette.
Having good vocabulary would help the reader to be able
to comprehend better. A good vocabulary helps you to
express yourself more. It is not 100% necessary because you
can also express yourself by simple words, but it would be
better and more interesting if you use long or short words
that you never heard of.
Grammar is essential to write a story. If your story contains
grammatical mistakes your readers are going to have a
hard time understanding it.
In Conclusion to be able to write a short
story you need to know:
                                                                                    Grammar mistake
                •An idea of what is                                       Good Story
                going to be your
                story about.
                •Good use of
                punctuation
                •Good vocabulary
                •Good grammar
                •Know how long your
                story should be                                 Nothing is more distracting than being yanked
                                                                out of a good story because a word is
                And creativity.                                 misspelled or a punctuation mark is misplaced.
A good vocabulary does
   not mean you know many
   long or difficult words.




Instead, it means that you
know how to
                              so that the
                              reader will
                              understand
                              your
                              material.



              It is worthwhile to
              constantly work at
              improving your knowledge
              of words.

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What do I need to write my own story?

  • 1. Comments: “WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW TO BE ABLE TO WRITE MY OWN STORY?” Flash Fiction?
  • 2. There’s more to writing a story than telling a story. Writing involves choosing Think about how people words to may react to crazy create tension circumstances and stir emotion. To write a good story you should choose the right character, plot, descriptions and Think about mad dialogues. Also If you don’t have a good situations that vocabulary it will be difficult to express could happen yourself. So… can anyone write When you already have an a novel? understanding about the idea of the topic of your story, you don’t Everyone can try. have to worry much about the Not all will succeed. characters, details and dialogues.
  • 3. How Long should Punctuation: why do a story be? we need it, anyway? I realized that in English class we where writing flash fiction, not short stories.. Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice something and take a stop 100 - 1,000 words This is the type of short-short story that you can find in a magazine. You can find 'regular' short stories in news papers and children's books. 1,000 - 7,500 “Woman, without her man, is nothing.” words “Woman: Without her, man is nothing” These sentences show Novelette: how a slight change in It Is difficult to sell to a publisher because punctuation can it is too long to insert completely change all 7,500 - 20,000 into a magazine and the meaning of a words too short for a novel. sentence. And, by the way, the second one is right .
  • 4. A good vocabulary does not mean you know many long or difficult words.
  • 5. To be able to write a short story you need to have a good why writers should practice understanding about the idea of your story. With the idea of grammar? does it what your story is about, you can begin to write. matter?... You need to know how to use punctuations, since they help you to understand the reading better. The punctuation tells Here is the answer: you when to stop, slow down and how to express your tone! (“?”,”!”) grammar? is, Importtant Also you must know how long a short story is because if you over write it, then it wouldn’t be a short story, instead it would be a novelette. Having good vocabulary would help the reader to be able to comprehend better. A good vocabulary helps you to express yourself more. It is not 100% necessary because you can also express yourself by simple words, but it would be better and more interesting if you use long or short words that you never heard of. Grammar is essential to write a story. If your story contains grammatical mistakes your readers are going to have a hard time understanding it. In Conclusion to be able to write a short story you need to know: Grammar mistake •An idea of what is Good Story going to be your story about. •Good use of punctuation •Good vocabulary •Good grammar •Know how long your story should be Nothing is more distracting than being yanked out of a good story because a word is And creativity. misspelled or a punctuation mark is misplaced.
  • 6. A good vocabulary does not mean you know many long or difficult words. Instead, it means that you know how to so that the reader will understand your material. It is worthwhile to constantly work at improving your knowledge of words.