The Paper Cup: Mind The Construction Lines (Part 3)
We’ll take our raw story about a paper cup from the Narrative Device exercise and give it some movement with action and suspense.
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The Paper Cup: Make it Clear (Part 4)
Let’s look at how audience was put into our micro story about a paper cup based on what is explained versus what is understood.
ADF Basics: How to Write A Story About A Paper Cup
The idea behind this exercise is that an ideas doesn’t make a good story, craft makes a good story, and a writer should be able to move a reader with a story about anything—even a paper cup!
The Paper Cup: How to Write A Story (Part 1)
This is our raw story about a paper cup. We will follow the Paper Cup and look at its development given narrative device, dramatic line, and audience.
Whether sitting in a fiction workshop or acting as a beta reader, it can be difficult for writers at any level to articulate actionable feedback for their writing peers. Remember these three tips for always giving relevant and objective peer feedback, which will also help you write better stories.