Contemporary language: creative writing (professor: Pavle Pavlovic)

1. Contemporary language: creative writing (professor: Pavle Pavlovic)

2. The plot structure • Beginnings are always about the who of the story (chapter four goes into greater detail about beginnings). • The entry point is a Lead character, and the writer should begin by connecting the reader to the Lead as quickly as possible—Robin Hood went riding. • Imagine the courtroom scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird coming at the beginning of the book..

3. Beginnings • Beginnings have other tasks to perform. The four most important are: • • Present the story world—tell us something about the setting, the time, and the immediate context. • • Establish the tone the reader will rely upon. Is this to be a sweeping epic or a zany farce? Action packed or dwelling more on character change? Fast moving or leisurely? •

4. Middles • The major part of the novel is the confrontation, a series of battles between the Lead and the opposition. They fought. • This is also where subplots blossom, adding complexity to the novel and usually reflecting the deeper meaning of the book.

5. Endings • • Tie up all loose ends. Are there story threads that are left dangling? • You must either resolve these in a way that does not distract from the main plot line or go back and snip them out. Readers have long memories. • • Give a feeling of resonance. • The best endings leave a sense of something beyond the confines of the book. What does the story mean in the larger sense?