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The Golden Rules of Dialogue and Dialogue Tags in Storytelling

Dialogue is essential in narrative fiction because it gives readers the chance to hear what your character sounds like. And it also advances the plot with vivid, memorable, focused, and coherent speeches. To write interesting dialogues, you first need to understand the guidelines which they...

How to Create a Bond between the Main Character and the Reader

The main character can be fascinating without really connecting with readers on a deep level. You can have a superhero with incredible abilities, a worthy supervillain, intriguing fights and battles and a beautiful finish. Yet your superhero character doesn't feel real to your readers, and...

Where Do Compelling Characters Come From?

Every fiction narrative has a cast. A story has to be about someone in connection with someone else, living in a world filled with people, a lot of whom have at least a cameo in the story. So, your cast can consist of so many...

Five Killer Tips to Creating a Compelling Opening in Storytelling

A good story starts strong. You don't want to start yours on a weak note. From the opening, you need to get your readers hooked; that is one of its main jobs, and if not executed properly, your readers may not likely go on reading....

The Reader is King: How to Write Stories that Meet Readers' Expectations

When it comes to readers' expectations, there seem to be three kinds of writers: those who write the story they would love to read and hope the reader feels the same way; those who write according to the reader's expectation; and those who do a bit of...

How to Create a Compelling Villain That Gives the Hero a Run for His Money

Most times, writers spend much of their time and effort crafting a compelling main character and do a lazy job of presenting him with an equally fascinating antagonist. The aim of an adversary is never to steal the shine from your hero. Yet, a villain...

What the LOCK Elements is All About

Simply put, a great story has a great plot, and a great plot is the bedrock of every successful story. But what makes a good plot that works? You might ask, and here comes the LOCK system with a practical answer. The LOCK system is...

Understanding the Three Act Structure of Storytelling

The rules for different kinds of writing seem to favor dividing a write-up into three parts. In humor writing, there is the setup, the delay, and the punchline; in academic and business writing, there is the opening, the middle, and the closing. And narrative fiction...

Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing the 7 Point Story Structure.

You must have heard about the seven-point structure and how it enhances your storytelling process. Well, all you heard is the truth. This story structure divides your story into points that hold the crucial elements of any story. These points are: 1. The hook introduces the fascinating...

What You Need to Know about the Seven-Point Story Structure

There are many ways to write a story. You can choose the traditional three-act structure or Joseph Campbell's concept of the Hero's Story. Or you can follow a formula that has proven to be more effective for whatever kind of story you are planning on...