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Fiction Writing Workshop

Fiction Writing Workshop. You will write a story. Write a fictional story of 800-1600 words (8-16 hand-written pages, 4-8 typed double-spaced pages). Stories will be original (no sequels to books read, no characters from existing books) Ideas must make sense/be believable

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Fiction Writing Workshop

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  1. Fiction Writing Workshop

  2. You will write a story • Write a fictional story of 800-1600 words (8-16 hand-written pages, 4-8 typed double-spaced pages). • Stories will be original (no sequels to books read, no characters from existing books) • Ideas must make sense/be believable • Story will contain the story elements and writing craft elements

  3. Expectations • Every day, bring to class LA notebook, pen/pencil • Complete pre-writing and planning activities to create a series of “information banks” to use in stories. • Use Writing Workshop time to plan, draft and revise story. • Share and critique our writing to improve stories.

  4. Brainstorming and Planning • information banks to use in stories (alone and as a class) • plan more ideas than will be used • ideas must make sense/be believable

  5. Critiquing • we will share our writing to encourage each other • and for feedback to improve stories • must cooperate and respect each other when critiquing • we will give feedback but must listen to each other too

  6. Story Elements You must have these in your story

  7. Characters • the who in the story • with a believable problem that can be solved • use 1-2 main characters; • will show characters FAST through feelings, actions, speech and thoughts

  8. Plot • the what happensin the story • an interesting series of events • includes the character having a goal, a problem reaching the goal and a solution • events should be believable and consistent with the character and the setting • Events must take place within 24 hours

  9. Setting • the where, when and moodin the story • Clear and imaginable with appeal to all senses • use no more than 3

  10. Point of View (must have) • Theme(optional)

  11. Writing Craft Elements You must have these in your story

  12. General writing elements (process, organization, usage, sentence construction, mechanics) • Dialogue(25-50%) mixed with narration and correctly formatted • Showing (not telling) the story with F A S T

  13. Figurative language • Imagery/sensory details which create a picture for the reader • Consistent verb tense (past or present) • Smiley Face Tricks which enhance the story

  14. “Sometimes you know the story. Sometimes you make it up as you go along and have no idea how it will come out. Everything changes as it moves. That is what makes the movement which makes the story.” - Ernest Hemingway

  15. What that means: We will do lots of planning, but as the story develops, you may need to adjust or change characters, setting or plot.

  16. “Keep in mind that the person to write for is yourself. Tell the story that you most desperately want to read.”-Susan Isaacs

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