What are craft elements of writing fiction?

Technical or foundational tools writers use to create stories

What is point of view (POV)?

Perspective from which story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd, omniscient)

May require multiple drafts and substantial changes

What is narrative tension?

Created through conflict, suspense, or uncertainty

What are literary devices?

Specific techniques that create meaning (***sparkle effect***)

When the story occurs (era/period)

Underlying meaning beneath surface content

What is defamiliarization?

Making the familiar seem strange or new

Universal message or truth explored

Physical location and environment of story

Includes physical location and time period

What is constructive feedback?

Balances positive elements with areas for improvement

The central problem or tension in a story

What is a creative writing workshop?

A structured group critique session where writers share work

The people (or entities) in a story

What is narrative structure?

Includes beginning, middle, and end

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What are craft elements of writing fiction?
Contains rising action, climax, and resolution
Technical or foundational tools writers use to create stories
Tools for creating specific effects
Perspective from which story is told
2
What is point of view (POV)?
Where and when a story takes place
The people (or entities) in a story
Perspective from which story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd, omniscient)
Includes both chronological and psychological time
3
What is revision?
A structured group critique session where writers share work
Includes beginning, middle, and end
May require multiple drafts and substantial changes
The central problem or tension in a story
4
What is narrative tension?
Underlying meaning beneath surface content
The people (or entities) in a story
Created through conflict, suspense, or uncertainty
Central idea or meaning of a story
5
What are literary devices?
How scenes are constructed
The process of reworking and improving written work
Specific techniques that create meaning (***sparkle effect***)
A structured group critique session where writers share work
6
What is time?
When the story occurs (era/period)
Central idea or meaning of a story
Perspective from which story is told
The people (or entities) in a story
7
What is subtext?
Underlying meaning beneath surface content
Where and when a story takes place
Specific, actionable commentary on writing
Technical tools writers use to create stories
8
What is defamiliarization?
The central problem or tension in a story
Perspective from which story is told
Making the familiar seem strange or new
Where and when a story takes place
9
What is theme?
How time passes within the narrative
Underlying meaning beneath surface content
Universal message or truth explored
Making the familiar seem strange or new
10
What is place?
The organizational framework of a story
The process of reworking and improving written work
Physical location and environment of story
The central problem or tension in a story
11
What is setting?
How time passes within the narrative
Central idea or meaning of a story
Perspective from which story is told
Includes physical location and time period
12
What is constructive feedback?
Balances positive elements with areas for improvement
Underlying meaning beneath surface content
Where and when a story takes place
The central problem or tension in a story
13
What is conflict?
Where and when a story takes place
Underlying meaning beneath surface content
Presents common things in unexpected ways
The central problem or tension in a story
14
What is a creative writing workshop?
Tools for creating specific effects
How events and information are sequenced
The process of reworking and improving written work
A structured group critique session where writers share work
15
What is character?
The people (or entities) in a story
The central problem or tension in a story
Central idea or meaning of a story
Perspective from which story is told
16
What is narrative structure?
Physical location and environment of story
The process of reworking and improving written work
Central idea or meaning of a story
Includes beginning, middle, and end

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