The Magic of Creative Writing - Contents

The story´s foundation stones

Events

• What is an event?
• The author and the journalist

Settings

• Setting affected by story
• Where will it take place?
• Abstract expressions
• Draw up an inventory
• Excessive use meaningless words
• Good description of setting

Character description

• Authentic heroes
• Making up main character, or?
• Use of existing persons
• Shallow portraits
• Character appearance
• When heroes come to life
• Avoid clichés
• The language of the character
• Don't bore the reader

Dialogues

• Characters language
• How to write dialogue
• How to say no
• Formulate the dialogue
• Writing the dialogue
• About the language
• Poor dialogue
• Overacting
• Sloppiness
• Bias
• Example of a dialog which works
• Test what you have learnt

Preparing the story

Preparations

• The idea
• The short story
• The novel
• The plan
• Know your subject

Research

• Note down
• What to include

Make an outline

• The outline
• Make a list of events
• Suspense and drama
• The trick

The theme

• Importance of theme
• Without a theme
• Hidden reservations
• How the theme helps you

The starting point

• Common starting points
• Don't change
• Right and wrong
• Decide which you prefer
• Examples
• Test what you have learnt

The construction of the story

The process

• The writers touch
• The first sentence
• Examples of first sentences

The plot

• How you compose the plot

Several qualities

• Outlooks on life
• Advice

The conflict

• Significance
• Antagonisms

Present or passed?

• The present tense
• The creating
• Characters
• Words of judgement
• Think in terms of scenes

Shocking moments

• The peculiar
• Use your imagination
• Letter form
• Style of writing
• Adjectives and adverbs
• Rythm

Language

• Repetitions
• Ignore advice
• Language structure
• Word snobbery
• The language and the reader
• Clichés
• The title
• The ending
• The paradox
• Test what you have learnt

The creative process

Willpower and inspiration

• Creative spirit
• Belief
• Concentration
• Waiting for inspiration
• Working hours

Rewriting

• Rewrite or not?
• Rewriting is worthwhile
• Learn to delete
• Works of art

Cramp and deadlocks

• When nothing is good enough
• Arrogance and cramp
• Why some authors never face cramp
• Test what you have learnt

The writer and the profession

The right to write

• A serious profession

Society and the writer

• Women writers
• Don't give up

The personality of the writer

• The writers psychology
• The character of the writer

Don't care

• Carry your head high
• Good Luck
• Final word
• Test what you have learnt

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