How to Write a Brilliant Novel: The Easy Step-By-Step Method of Crafting a Powerful Story (Go! Write Something Brilliant) by Susan May Warren

Author:Susan May Warren [Warren, Susan May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Reference, Writing; Research & Publishing Guides, Writing, Fiction, Writing Skills, General Fiction
Amazon: B01A9GJ6DG
Publisher: My Book Therapy
Published: 2016-01-05T08:00:00+00:00

Scene Checklist

Action

POV

Action Objectives

Goal

Conflict

Disaster

Reaction

Setting

ReAction

Dilemma

Decision

Setting versus Storyworld!

Setting is a powerful tool in storytelling. It evokes emotion and can be used as another character in the story. The overall setting is essential. it is the setting historical London during WWII? Is it a Kansas farm? Is it Montana? The setting will evoke emotions that draw in your reader. But a great book has more than setting. It also has Storyworld!

Storyworld starts, however, with setting, so let’s talk about that first.

How do you discover your setting?

Research: When you’re deciding where your story takes place, invest in researching that place. That’s why it’s good to start with a place you know, because while you’re learning all these other techniques, it’ll be easier to invest yourself in a familiar setting. But if you don’t know it, learn it. Visit the setting. I can’t stress this enough. Take pictures, talk to the people, watch people and their mannerisms that are particular to that place.

Observe: While you’re researching, watch for the details that will make a story come to life. Sights, smells, interesting places for scenes to take place. I’ve had scenes in caves, the Moscow subway, the woods, small airplanes, a monastery, coffee shops, orphanages—even the mall in Washington DC. And I’ve been fortunate to have gone to all those places. But I’ve never been in a house on fire—and I had two scenes in The Perfect Match inside a burning house. So I talked to firefighters and read as much as I could from personal accounts. And, according to the firefighters I talked to, I got it right. So, it is possible to write a scene if you haven’t been to the location, if you’ve done the right research.

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