Opening
Characters
New paragraph
- opener
Setting – time
Questions?
Describe!
Exciting for reader!
Climax
Opener
Build-up
Opener
Dilemma
Opener
Journey to get to
the dilemma
Problem!
Mission. Something in the
story starts to happen
(trapped, missing…)
Inside the character’s head
Pace increase (closer,
louder, heart beating faster)
Threats
Resolution
Opener
Exciting!
Happy/sad ending?
Action – verbs, adverbs
Birth / death / marriage
Onomatopoeia
Someone is saved!
“Interjections!”
Things go back to normal
Short, snappy sentences.
Characters go home.
Subordinate clauses, commas
Answer all questions. Finish
plot. Pace slow.
Questions?
Options
Short sentences
Adjectives
Avoid repetition
Paragraphs
Speech marks!
Range of sentence structures
Engaging!
despite
although
whereas
while
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