Creative Writing

Nothing succeeds like success. If your reading public read something of yours and liked it and want more then you write the same again and hope that they appreciate it just as much.

Agatha Christie invented Hercules Poirot and he was the detective that her readers really liked. Unfortunately she didn't. Was saddened that he was the one they latched unto but kept writing him to please her public.

Arther Conan Doyle tried to kill Sherlock Homes off when he got tired of him but had to bring him back to life because of his readers.

Writers use strategies such as descriptive language, characterization, dialogue, and conflict to effectively convey experiences, challenges, and goals. By creating vivid scenes, relatable characters, and engaging storylines, writers can immerse readers in the narrative and successfully communicate the struggles, aspirations, and achievements of their characters. Through these techniques, writers are able to evoke emotions, provoke thought, and inspire reflection in their audience.

The reader and writer work together through the act of communication. The writer creates a message or text, and the reader interprets it based on their own experiences, knowledge, and perspective. It is a dynamic interaction where the writer's intent is conveyed through the text and the reader's understanding is influenced by their own context.

The title "The Crimson Arrow" could suggest themes of danger, strength, and precision. The color crimson often symbolizes passion and intensity, while an arrow implies direction and purpose. Together, it creates an evocative image that promises an exciting and focused narrative.

A good murder scene in a book should be suspenseful, detailed, and engrossing. It should evoke a sense of fear, intrigue, and mystery, with vivid descriptions that engage the reader's senses and emotions. The scene should also advance the plot and reveal important clues or insights into the characters involved.

The narrator did not want to learn and write because they had a negative experience associated with it, such as feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or lacking interest in the subject matter. This could have led to a resistance or avoidance towards learning and writing.

Whichever way you want!

Some stories are "plot-driven," which means they revolve around the plot or storyline. You pick out a good plot and decide which characters will work best in that particular story.

Other stories are "character-driven." You pick out the characters first, then decide which story they will get into.

Most writers tend to write one style or the other, though there are exceptions, of course. I tend to be a character-driven writer whose main ideas are "How would these characters respond to this situation?" or "What is the story of this interesting character?"

Can be either. I generally have an idea of the plot and then let the characters drive the rest - but sometimes the characters revolt and overthrow the plot. Generally, a guide to knowing which you prefer is, when you have a conflict of interest between plot and characters, do you change the plot or the characters? Whichever one you don't change is the one you prefer to use to drive the story.

Most writers revise their work multiple times before settling on a final draft to ensure clarity, coherence, and effectiveness in conveying their ideas. Revising helps to polish the writing, refine the structure and organization, and enhance the overall quality of the piece. Iterative revision is a common practice among professional writers as it allows them to fine-tune their work to meet their standards and the expectations of their audience.

You can write in block paragraphs, with no indents, and an empty line between each paragraph. Or press the Tab key once or twice to indent the first sentence at the start of a paragraph. I would still separate each paragraph with an empty line. Which ever style you use, do so consistently through the story.

It doesn't matter what other people like - if YOU like historical adventures, then write historical adventures! The way to write a good book or story is to write what you would like to read yourself. There are plenty of other people who do enjoy historical adventures, so once you have written yours, you will have readers.

The main female character of a story is usually called the main character. In Epics the main female character is called a heroine.

I've been to Drogheda ... does that count? Seriously, I could not find anything on Google except a reference to NaNoWriMo on Michael Farry's blogspot - I'm putting the link below. Maybe you could contact this fellow and he could steer you in the right direction!

The characters could go on a hunting trip to a dense forest, a rugged mountain range, or a wide-open grassland savannah. Each location would offer different challenges and opportunities for hunting different types of game.

Yes, there are websites and tools available online that generate short stories based on weekly vocabulary words. One such tool is StoryToolz, which allows you to input your vocabulary words and it generates a short story using them. Another option is ReadWriteThink's Story Map tool, which helps organize and create short stories using selected vocabulary words.

Pacing

I'm not sure which story you are referring to. Can you provide more context or details?

Because it is interesting, thrilling and you study many things from adventure books

First, you would need to find out how many words there ARE - do you want to include every language ever invented, or just English?

Next, divide that total number by 250 - that is the average number of words on a page if you use the traditional writing manuscript style.

If you just want to start typing at the top, leave no margins, and continue to the bottom, you will need to do a test page and actually count how many words you can fit onto one page with that style - then divide your total by the nearest even number to that.

This means that, in order to write a good story (or essay, or newspaper article ...), you must understand the material. It does not mean that you have to go out and fly the space shuttle to write a story about an astronaut - but you'd better do enough research to know what goes on during a shuttle flight!

Writers are expert researchers - we can find out anything, then be able to write a story about it. We're good at contacting other people for expert advice and opinions. We know where to hang out to learn the jargon and slang of a particular culture or job.

In a word - we're nosy!

Be nosy - be curious about the world and learn as much as you can, so that you can "write what you know."

Good writing doesn't just happen in the same way as Olympic athletic skills don't just fall out of heaven onto your head.

Writing is a skill. If you don't work to improve, you won't be a good writer (or an Olympic athlete).

You don't need one. The title is the least important part of any story -- you will change your mind several times when you're writing, and when you publish it, the publisher will call it whatever he or she wants to -- so don't worry about it. Just make up something that seems to fit.

In the intro of a plot, you should set the scene by introducing the main characters, establishing the setting, and providing context for the story's central conflict or theme. This section should hook the reader and create intrigue about what will unfold in the plot.