When Weirdos Write

8 Important Tips for Writing Good Stories These tips are from  https://thewritepractice.com/write-story/ 1. Write In One Sitting Write the  first draft of your story  in as short a time as possible. If you’re writing a short story, try to write it in one sitting. If you’re writing a novel, try to write it in one season (three months). 2. Develop Your Protagonist Stories are about protagonists, and if you don’t have a good  protagonist , you won’t have a good story. The essential ingredient for every protagonist is that they must make decisions. Victor Frankl said, “A human being is a deciding being.” Your protagonist must make a decision to get herself into whatever mess she gets into in your story, and likewise, she must  come to a crisis point and decide  to get herself out of the mess. 3. Create Suspense and Drama To create suspense, set up a   dramatic question . A dramatic question is something like, “Is he going to make it?” or, “Is she go

The Cursed Child Challenge So, here is another challenge! The rules are that each member of the group needs to choose a scene from the book The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling. They are to turn this play script into a normal chapter of a story in third person. Good luck! Click below for the members' stories: Grace's Cursed Child Story (Scene ____) Mudga's Cursed Child Story (Scene ___) Beth's Cursed Child Story (Scene ____) Alex's  Cursed Child Story (Scene ____) William's  Cursed Child Story (Scene ____) Giving tree's Cursed Child Story (Scene -----)