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Type in the title of your story.
To name your story, you have to think of the overall message and what you want your audience to understand from the story. Also, make it relevant and easy to remember. Examples:
- theme: Audition, by Barbara Walters;
- main character's name: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe;
- use of gerund to describe the plot: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett;
- time or numbers: 1984, by George Orwell;
- line that best describes the theme: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen;
- key object or possessive in the story: Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White;
- story setting: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne
The outcome
This is the closure section of the story.
Brief ending for your story
Try answering these questions in order for you to come up with a closure:
- Have all problems been solved?
- Is it clear what happens with all your characters in the story?
- Has the challenged transformed your main character?
- How do the characters feel in the end?
The climax
This is the moment when the main character passes by the last obstacle and finally faces its great challenge.
How does your main character finally solve the problem?
The climax usually follows one of these patterns:
- Realization (the character puts together all the pieces of the puzzle and solves the mystery);
- Resolution (the character needs to transforms itself during the confrontation);
- Choice (the character has to make a difficult choice).
The obstacles
There wouldn't be any tension and excitement in your story if there weren't any obstacles that get in your character's way.
What stands in the way of your character to accomplish his goal?
Type in the obstacles.Usually, the obstacles come in sets of three. This way, your story can evolve and be exciting for your audience.
The motivation
Your character(s) need(s) motivation in order to solve the challenge(s).
Why does your character need to confront this challenge?
Why does your character need to confront this challenge? What does he/she expect to accomplish by solving it?
The challenge
Each story has a main character and that character usually needs to solve a problem or challenge.The character's challenge is the one that creates tension throughout the story.
Challenges
Type in any other challenges which the main character or other characters in the story need to face.
What is the main challenge in your story?
Type it in.Try to come up with an interesting challenge with which the character needs to struggle.
Sensory details
Sensory details are important because they create depth in your setting. Type in the aromas, sounds, sights, things related to touch, smell and taste.
Weather
The weather is an important element in your story because it can highly influence the ambience in the story and the mood of the characters.
loss of property
loss of life
fear
What are the environmental reactions?
And what about the character(s)'s emotional responses to these weather conditions? Type them in.
humidity
rain
wind
Think of weather elements
Type in the ones that will be enclosed in your story line.
hurricane
Catastrophic event
Does your story take place during catastrophic weather?
What's the season in which the story takes place?
Each season has unique weather and events, whose description can also enrich your text.
Time of day
What time of the day does the story takes place?
Where does the story takes place?
Your story can take place wherever your imagination will take you to.
find love
witty
loyal
fussy
sweet-natured
Character's name
Type in the name of your character.
Regain the love of his girlfriend and being a good father.
Main goal
What is your character's main goal?
Personality
impulsive
weird
clumsy
deceitful
careless
Character traits
Which traits best describe the character's personality?
Protagonist
Type of character
Decide what type of character he/ she is.
