Editable PowerPoint Newspapers PowerPoint Template Views 925,852 Filed under Educational , Editor's pick, english, newspaper, resource, school We have just updated our popular editable PowerPoint newspapers. With these you can create your own news headlines, articles and insert your own pictures. Following a couple of requests, we have updated these so that you can now add in your own newspaper name. These spoof newspaper templates could have many uses, including college and school projects and fun cards to send news to your friends and family. The template is also available in portrait (vertical) format and our latest template in the series, the Magazine PowerPoint. If you liked this PowerPoint Template we would appreciate you liking it on FaceBook or Tweeting it. 13 October 2014 Template number 00253 Filed under Educational , Editor's pick , english , newspaper , resource , school You can browse all of our PowerPoint templates or select them by category or colour or by tag.
A novel blueprint for writers - Toronto Writing In every story you write, you must always work toward providing a satisfactory ending for the reader. Through a solid plot, believable characters and an interesting premise, your story makes a promise to those readers, and without a structure of some sort while you are planning, your story may fall flat. In How to Write Killer Fiction, author Caroline Wheat offers a four-arc system to outline a novel. Her system allows you to either use her outline as a way to blueprint your story before you begin, or to write your story and then reorganize your material later. Here are the four arcs and how you can use each to lay out the plan for your next story The 10-minute hook opening scene or chapter.self-contained.grabs reader by either showing a “day in the life” of the character or giving a preview of what is to come Arc 1: The Setup Arc 2: The Middle Arc 3: Back Tracking Arc 4: The Ending Wheat devotes an entire chapter to writing the ending of mystery novels or stories. The Non-action Ending
6 Ways to Hook Your Readers Although I consider myself an avid reader, I must admit I have a short attention span when it comes to getting into books. If you fail to grab my attention in the first few lines, I start spacing out. Most readers are like me. Most people don’t want to spend the first 50 pages trying to get into a book. Here are a few things I find annoying in the first lines of a story: Dialogue. The last thing you want to do as a writer is annoy or bore people. (N.B. 1. Put a question in your readers’ minds. “Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.” 2. By starting at an important moment in the story, your reader is more likely to want to continue so he or she can discover what will happen next. “It was dark where she was crouched but the little girl did as she’d been told.” 3. Description is good when it encourages people to paint a picture in their minds. “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” 4. 5. “They had flown from England to Minneapolis to look at a toilet.” 6.
Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. Perfect for overcoming writer’s block or even starting a brand-new short story in a different narrative, creative writing prompts can help students begin a new piece with confidence. Plus, these story starters can also encourage students to explore different genres while honing their writing skills. Reading a book in a genre, then having students use a story starter in that same genre. Take inspiration from classics like Treasure Island and newer popular series like The Bad Guys to explore how to write thrilling adventure stories. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove. Get students excited about adventure stories with these great books: If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove.
3 1/2 Tips for Fixing an Unlikable Character I’ve mentioned several times that I struggle with writing unlikable characters when I first draft a story, and I know I’m not the only one. We often love our characters no matter what they do—even the villains. *smile* So we’re not unbiased readers when it comes to figuring out whether our characters are too unlikable. In any story, it’s difficult to balance not enough and too much of various elements. Not enough description can leave our readers confused about the setting or action details, while too much description can slow our story’s pace. On the character side, not enough flaws can leave our characters feeling flat or can make it difficult for readers to relate to them. Some genres can get away with flat, unrelatable, or unlikable characters, but others can’t. The 1/2 Tip: Tone Down the Character I debated including this tip at all—first, because it’s obvious, and second, because sometimes we don’t want to tone down the character. Toning Down a Character:
Be a better writer in 15 minutes: 4 TED-Ed lessons on grammar and word choice There’s no denying it — the English language can be mighty tricky. When writing a paper, a novel or even an e-mail, you might look at a sentence you just wrote and think, “Is that comma supposed to be there?” or “Is that really the best word to use?” First, let’s look at the often-confusing comma. What about the Oxford comma? Now, take an adjective such as “implacable” or a verb like “proliferate” or even another noun “crony,” and add a suffix, such as “-ity” or “-tion” or “-ism.” Finally, when it comes to good writing, don’t take the easy route!
8 simple formula plot templates | The Wise Sloth The story begins by introducing the protagonist in a way that reveals his defining characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, life circumstances, motives, and goals. SEGMENT 1 also establishes the setting and tone. Something happens to the protagonist that is out of the ordinary (for the protagonist, not for you). The protagonist weighs his options. The protagonist makes a plan of action to address the source of the conflict. The protagonist executes his plan and succeeds, closing the door on the antagonist’s original plan. The protagonist, enabled by his previous success, sets in motion the second part of his plan to accomplish his goal. The antagonist has to adapt to the new circumstances created by the protagonist’s success and devises a new plan. The protagonist executes his new plan and fails. Despite the protagonist’s failure he has learned something new about the antagonist. The protagonist executes his new plan and succeeds. Also The antagonist has the protagonist cornered. Note: Act 3
Welcome to Writing-World.com! Seventh Sanctum Top 10 Tricks to Make your Villain Stand Out Welcome back to the column that breaks down gaming into what’s really important, ten things at a time! Any story arc needs a good villain. The best big bads are more than just another devil or vampire or dragon. These ten suggestions can help take your villain above and beyond the ordinary and give your players a more memorable game. 1. Means to Power. Why do people follow this villain? 2. The villain should have a single overriding goal that drives all his or her actions. 3. Along with the goal, place concrete steps the villain needs to take to reach the goal. 4. The villain should be making progress if nobody is stopping him or her. 5. Give your villain a weakness the adventurers can figure out and exploit. 6. Avoid faceless or generic threats. 7. Make the villain’s presence known in every corner of the campaign. 8. One of the best ways to make the villain’s presence known is by reusing symbols and calling cards. 9. 10. Powered By DT Author Box Written by loganbonner