THE STORY'S FOUNDATION STONES Events Setting Character description Dialogues PREPARING THE STORY'S CONSTRUCTION Planning ahead Outline Theme Starting point THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STORY The writing process The writer's touch The first sentence The plot The importance of each part of the story Positive and negative outlook on life Writing techniques Difficult texts The conflict Changing tense To create characters Insignificant descriptive words Think in terms of scenes Shocking moments Dare to use your imagination Style of writing Adjectivs and adverbs Rules of thumb for style of writing The reader as co-creator Repetitions Humour Rhythm Language Clichés Disregard everything you have been taught The title The ending    THE CREATIVE PROCESS Willpower and inspiration Working hours Creative spirit and belief in yourself Drugs and inspiration Get rid of your favourite phrases Learn to delete Rewrite Deadlock Writers's cramp Suddenly nothing is good enough     THE WRITER AND HIS PROFESSION The right to write The society and the author The author's personality Be odd Embark on your literary career In order to give you an insight into the course of the Magic of Creative Writing, you can download a demoversion. Click next to go to the download section.