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Creative Writing Getting started

Hook Something interesting to grab the readers’ attention Examples: flashback flash forward dialogue onomatopoeia action

What event compels the protagonist into action? Call to Adventure Something that forces the protagonist out of their comfort zone What event compels the protagonist into action?

Mind Mapping Use different bubbles for each character, setting, or themes to get started

Character Development

Kinds of characters Characters drive plot, NOT the other way around.

Above all, characters need to be believable. Characters drive the plot forward

Character Development Head: How intelligent is he or she? Eyes: How does he or she see the world? Shoulders: What burdens does he or she carry? Mouth: What does their voice sound like? Do they speak in slang or with an accent? Arms: What are their strengths? Heart: What do they care most about? What do they want most of all? Legs: What do they rely on? What keeps them standing? Achilles Heel: What is his or her biggest weakness? Feet: What are their roots? Where do they come from? What culture?

Plot Outlining Outline the main events of the story first and fill in the details later

Free Writing Just start writing and see what happens! (Don’t think of free writing and brainstorming as your first draft)

How to start Dialogue Describe a setting in detail Get inspired by a picture

Famous first lines of literature Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851) A screaming comes across the sky. —Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow (1973) It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. —George Orwell, 1984 (1949) I am an invisible man. —Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952)

And MOre They shoot the white girl first. —Toni Morrison, Paradise (1998) Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. —Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) This is the saddest story I have ever heard. —Ford Madox Ford, The Good Soldier (1915) It was a pleasure to burn. —Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953) You better not never tell nobody but God. —Alice Walker, The Color Purple (1982)