Fiction » writing http://www.fictionfacts.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How should I go about writing a profile essay? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-should-i-go-about-writing-a-profile-essay http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-should-i-go-about-writing-a-profile-essay#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:40:19 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-should-i-go-about-writing-a-profile-essay I am in a writing class for college and our assignment is to write a 1000 word profile essay on someone inspirational. I have already interviewed/examined a lady I know who has two autistic children and I have also gone on a ride along with a woman sheriff. I found them both inspirational I just need some help getting started and writing an A paper.

It sounds like you have a great topic picked out already, good job! Well, to start you are going to want to make an outline for your essay so that you get an idea of how your final essay will look. You will want to include some examples of how they are inspirational to you and how they can inspire others. To further help you, I know of a FANTASTIC web-page that provides an outline for your essay, tips, ideas and other references. This web-page has helped me to achieve above a 90% for my final grade. My friends and I all agree that this is the best web-page on the web that helps with writing essays. It is updated regularly so it gets better all the time. I would recommend it to anyone. Here is the web-page address:

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I hope that this has helped you. If it has, it would be really helpful if you gave me best answer or something since I took the time to help you out with your essay. If you did that would be awesome! Thanks a lot, hoped I helped.

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]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/graffiti-drawing-black-book-writing-wildstyle/feed 25 Any tips on sticking to writing? How do you keep writing without stopping and getting sidetracked? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/any-tips-on-sticking-to-writing-how-do-you-keep-writing-without-stopping-and-getting-sidetracked http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/any-tips-on-sticking-to-writing-how-do-you-keep-writing-without-stopping-and-getting-sidetracked#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:19:10 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/any-tips-on-sticking-to-writing-how-do-you-keep-writing-without-stopping-and-getting-sidetracked I love to write and am in the proccess of writing a book, but for some reason I always stop in the middle of a scene and just cant continue. Like getting side tracked. How do I stick to it better?

What is your writing area set up like? Is it next to the computer or are you using a computer? Television within sight?

Turn the place you write into an area of little no no access to said distractions. The basement, attic, wash room. Hell even sit in the bathtub and just have at it. That’s what I do.

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]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/2-4-grooves-writing-on-the-wall-official-music-video/feed 25 How does story telling techniques in fiction writing make non-fiction writing more imaginative? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-does-story-telling-techniques-in-fiction-writing-make-non-fiction-writing-more-imaginative http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-does-story-telling-techniques-in-fiction-writing-make-non-fiction-writing-more-imaginative#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:36:11 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-does-story-telling-techniques-in-fiction-writing-make-non-fiction-writing-more-imaginative I am writing a media essay and I need help on how I could answer this:

How does story telling techniques in fiction writing make non-fiction writing more imaginative?

Thanks, I will choose the best answer!

Non-fiction is limited to reality. The story telling techniques in fiction are not limited to what happened, but what the author wants to happen. A toaster can sing (personification), a man can walk 500miles in an hour (hyperbole), an annoying friend that follows you everywhere is a lost puppy (metaphor), etc. Non-fiction can be creative, memoir especially, but it is limited to the actions and thoughts of everyday life, not the possibilities.

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]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/underoath-writing-on-the-walls/feed 25 How do I get started with creative writing? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-do-i-get-started-with-creative-writing http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-do-i-get-started-with-creative-writing#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:21:01 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-do-i-get-started-with-creative-writing I have a small background in magazine journalism but my new job requires no writing at all, except for emails.

I would like to start doing some creative writing but I don’t know where to start, as in, what do I write about, and whether it’s actually worth bothering with or not. I’d probably be more inclined to do it if there was a competition or group I could join online or something like that.

Does anyone do any writing or their own, if so, how did you get started? And what have you gotten out of it?

I was a creative writing major, and some of the exercises they professor gave us were pretty neat. Here are some:

- Start with ten individual sentences. From each sentence, create ten more sentences that are connected to it. Afterward, you will have a total of 100 sentences. Believe me, it’s a lot harder than it seems. For example, if you start with sentence 1. The house is painted in green. 2. The garden needs weeding, 3, 4, and so on, and I gather that you want to be more creative than those simple sentences. So from that first sentence, 1. The house is painted in green. The following sentence will be 2. The green color resembles the mucus fallen out of Tommy’s nostrils as coughed for the fifth time in two minutes. 3. Tommy had never seen the house before, or else he would be reminded of that embarassing evidence once he’d seen the yucky color. 4. But the house can’t help that it is painted in green. 5. Mr. Martin, the owner, only has twenty bucks left in his pocket, and on a whim, he drove to Home Depot and bought the first bucket of color that fits his budget. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, will continue. You get one story. Then start again with the second sentence above. This should keep you busy and wrinking your head as it did mine. Although these examples are just created now on the spur of the moment.

- Another creative idea is to write sentences, or even a small paragraph without any word that has an "e." For example, "Holly laughs out loud on our front porch. Holly’s grandma scowls at Holly’s hilarious mouth. It winks and works up and down as though it is ill." Etc. See, no "e."

- This exercise is a difficult one. Start with sentence, and from that sentence, focus on it and feel as though that sentence will "give birth" to the second sentence," and so on. This is not a stream of conscious writing. It is not supposed to work that way. Rather, you will have to feel the writing. When you write that sentence, and the following sentences, you feel as though the language writes for itself. You’re an instrument that writes. But the sentence that you created will actually breeds more sentences so that they flow seamlessly from one to the next.

That’s all I can think of at the moment. The bookstore and library also offer exercise tips for creative writing from poets and fictional writers. Good luck and enjoy! If you follow these examples and write them, you’ll be surprised at your work. It will not be the typical work and ideas that you’re used to, but you’ll love it. I know I did.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/how-do-i-get-started-with-creative-writing/feed 5 What is the best university for creative writing? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/what-is-the-best-university-for-creative-writing http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/what-is-the-best-university-for-creative-writing#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:13:57 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/what-is-the-best-university-for-creative-writing Hey I was wondering if anyone could tell me which universities are the best (anywhere) for creative writing? I’m not interested in any universities in ontario because they dont offer the type of courses I want. I was also wondering if maybe there are schools specifically for creative writing? Please help me out, I have to apply in Dec, and I have no idea where I’m going, I just know that I want to write, because writing is my life, and I cant see myself doing anything else. Thanks.

Best creative writing programs in Canada: http://www.canadian-universities.net/Community-Colleges/Programs/Creative_Writing.html
And in the U.S.:http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/majors/brief/major_23-05_brief.php

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]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/writing-your-resume/feed 20 I am writing a paper on Morality in Communicating to the Public, and am having major writers block? http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/i-am-writing-a-paper-on-morality-in-communicating-to-the-public-and-am-having-major-writers-block http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/i-am-writing-a-paper-on-morality-in-communicating-to-the-public-and-am-having-major-writers-block#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/writing/i-am-writing-a-paper-on-morality-in-communicating-to-the-public-and-am-having-major-writers-block I am writing about the ethical guidelines in how to communicate to the public and to other people, but this is a research paper and I have no idea what to write about or where to begin. Any suggestions? Thanks.

You can email my teacher at helpmathtutor@gmail.com

She will reply back to you in less than 48 to 72 hours.

She will be very glad to help you!

A lot of people on Yahoo Answers listened to me and emailed her.

She provided wonderful help!

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