Story Writing Tips
Problem
At that
moment,..
Suddenly,..
In a flash,…
Without
warning,..
Build Up
However,…
Yet,…
One morning,…
Some time later,…
Opening
In a village…
There once was..
All was peaceful
in…
Resolution
Luckily,…
Fortunately,…
Although,…
Meanwhile,..
Ending
At last,…
And so it was that…
Even after a thousand
years,…
Super Sentence Ideas:
SIMILE: Its skin was tough like leather, rough like stone.
‘ING’ SUBORDINATE CLAUSE STARTER:
Wondering what he could do, …..
‘ED’ SUBORDINATE CLAUSE STARTER:
Exhausted,…
CONNECTIVE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE STARTER:
With a mighty howl,….
DROP A CLAUSE IN:
He fought on, wondering how he could ever defeat the creature, until he could fight no more.
SHORT SENTENCES AND EXCLAMATIONS:
He froze!
QUESTIONS:
What could he do? What on earth would happen next?
3 PART SENTENCES TO MOVE THE ACTION ON QUICKLY:
He dashed through the tunnel, picked up his sword and faced the dragon.
IDIOMS:
He let the cat out of the bag. She felt under the weather. Oh dear, he had spilled the beans. He had turned over
a new leaf. She felt as though she had just opened a huge can of worms...
Story Writing Tips
Calm openings
 Describe a place
 Describe people doing calm things
 Describe the weather
Suspense build ups and problems
 A sound effect e.g. He heard something slither behind
him.
Glimpse something e.g. Something moved in the
shadows.
Empty words e.g. Something or somebody was there.