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    Plots & Tension
    Plots & Tension
    Plots & Tension
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    Plots & Tension

    By Ruth Punton

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    Plots & Tension is the second module in a series called 'Fiction Writers Workbook'. The first book in the series is 'Creating Characters'.
    This modules covers plotting, themes, subplots, conflict, how to build tension, dealing with climaxes and starting on a short story.
    There are multiple exercises throughout each of these sections to give a writer experience in dealing with plotting, conflict and tension in his/her writing.
    By the end of this module the bones of a short story will be in place as long as all the exercises have been done.
    The Fiction Writers Workbook is an eBook adaption of Create and Craft Tall Stories. This book evolve from notes I used in my Fiction Writing classes held over several years and adapted continually to meet the specific needs I found students faced, especially in dealing with conflict and tension.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRuth Punton
    Release dateNov 28, 2015
    ISBN9781311804815
    Plots & Tension
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    Ruth Punton

    Born and educated in Dunedin New Zealand.Now retired and living in Busselton Western Australia.When I'm not writing, I read mainly murder mysteries. Painting and photography I also enjoy.As a humanist I consider that all people are more important than any belief system.As a feminist I believe that women, though different from men, should be equal to them in all ways excepting in anatomy and physiology.I am an atheist although I think the whole idea of god is an unknowable concept.I vote Green for no other reason in they have more compassion for people than any other political party.I do not believe Australia is a democracy. How can we be when every 3 or 4 years we can vote for one or t'other and have to put up them and their many stupid ideas for the next 4 years. With the advance in technology why are we not asked by our representative what we think about all major issues and they vote for what we say and not the party.

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      Plots & Tension - Ruth Punton

      Plots & Tension

      Ruth Punton

      Copyright 2016 - Ruth Punton

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 Story Basics

      Review of previous module

      Chapter 2 Plots

      Setting

      Theme

      Subplots

      Types of Stories

      Forming a Story

      Conflict

      Climax

      Choices

      Consequences

      Resolution

      Tension

      Obstacle

      Timeframe

      Confinement in Space

      Clues

      Testing

      Protagonist

      Antagonist

      Starting Short Story

      Creativity Exercise

      Bibliography

      Author Notes

      Other Publications

      INTRODUCTION

      Plots and Tension is the second module in the series Fiction Writing Workbooks

      Fiction Writing Workbooks

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      Module 1 - Creating Characters

      Module 2 - Plots and Tension

      Module 3 - Writing the Story

      Module 4 - Grammar and Punctuation

      Module 5 - Writing for Children/ Stage and Screen.

      Extra module - Writing Haiku

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      Plots and Tension is the second module in the series. To complete this module and complete a short story (or novel) you need to have created 3 characters fully (Creating Characters module) or at least filled in the character chart you can download from here. http://characterchart.blogspot.com.au/ .

      By the end of this module you should have your story framework in place and be well on your way towards The End.

      The plot and its outcome.

      The theme.

      The setting.

      The obstacles to stop your protagonist achieving his/her goals.

      The tension methods you will employ.

      The climax and resolution.

      For eBook publishing, google Smashwords Style Guide by Mark Coker (free). It is better to format your books for eBook distribution using the Smashwords guide and then they can be uploaded to Amazon without further formatting.

      For traditional publishing find the requirements for submissions by googling your publishers

      Exercises - There are many exercises throughout this module. I have not supplied any answers. Learn to look critically at your own work and make sure you are correct. It is easy to become blasé.

      CHAPTER 1

      Story Basics

      A story contains a plot involving conflict. For some reason people in writing classes tremble at the thought of a plot, conflict situations and even

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