The Flame

Red gold
a bit of blue
rising up
to meet the sky

A spark hits the ground
forced by moving air
The wind blows hard
killing colors

I sit beside my dying flame
until it turns to ash

How to Write a Good Story: Setting

  So, some time ago we worked on characters. We worked on who the characters are and tips on how to create good ones. Today we will work on setting.
  Setting is the time and place the story takes place, or in other words, the WHEN and WHERE.

Time- Year, month, day, season, clock time, morning, afternoon, evening, light, dark, dawn, dusk, sun, moon, and stars are all forms of time.

Place- Building, city, state, country, geography, urban, suburban, rural, weather, indoors, outdoors, and landmarks are all forms of place.

**Create a sense of time and place**

(Show Don't Tell)

How to Create a Realistic Setting-

• Try to base the setting off places you have been
• Use the five senses-Sensory Detail
• Help your reader feel like they are really there 
• Give the reader hits about time and place

Weekly Writing Prompt

Today's Prompt: Pretend you are a leaf. Describe fall.

My connection weakens
my life slips away
for it is fall
and I am a leaf

Nothing more
nothing less

My stem breaks
and I spiral towards the ground
towards my grave
for I am a leaf

Nothing more
nothing less

I hit the ground
turning brown
my life ends
for I am a leaf

Nothing more
nothing less

Send your take on the response at the link below!

Weekly Writing Prompt

Today's Prompt:  Imagine you found an old treasure map.  Where does it lead and what do you find?

There I was, standing at the mouth of a cave. It was in there, I knew it was. It had all started a few days ago.  I had been in the attic of an old house, when I spotted an old map tacked to the wall.  In the corner of the map, it told there would be great treasure at the end of the trail. I had taken the old map down and gotten ready to follow the path laid out for me. I had followed the map all the way to Cold Spring, NY.  I had followed the map though the trees, stopping only one to eat the pie I had with me. There I was, standing at the mouth of a cave. Do I dare go in? Do I dare stay out?

Don't forget to share YOUR take on the prompt!

How to Write a Good Story: Characters

  So, The next few posts will be on how to write a good fictional story. Today we are going to work on characters.
  The characters in a story are WHO the story was about. There are two types of characters: Major Characters and Minor Characters.

Major Characters-
Protagonist: good guy, hero, the one you root for
Antagonist: bad guy, villain, the one you root against

Minor Characters-
The people who fill in the story. Some are more important than others.

How to Create Realistic Characters-

• Give them a name
• Describe what they look like
• Hint at their age
• Give them a personality
• Base them off of people you know
• Give them faults