Here are some hints from Larry Gnagey to help you make your writing even better!

 

FICTION: A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

FACT: Information presented as objectively real; a real occurrence or event.

 

Make characters typical of the time period you've placed them in but make them 'real'. People haven't changed too much. They have the same kinds of feelings and dreams. Brothers and sisters still fight with each other.

 

Use beautiful words. This is a chance to learn new words and find just the right word for what you are trying to say.

 

Consider reality. When writing think about how you would feel in the same situation your character is in. What would you do in their place?

 

Have an idea of what you want your reader to learn from your story. What will they know or how will they feel after they read your story?

 

Writing makes a mind picture in the reader head. Don't add too much description unless it is important to the story. If you write "a dog with black spots " readers will come up with all different kinds of dogs and what a wonderful way to imagine a story!

 

Facts need to be correct if you are trying to write an historical story.

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