1. Tips to start writing 如何开始写作
Before you start writing, you must be clear about the fundamental aspects of the story. Here are several questions that you must ask yourself and solve, as well as some basic tips to get you started on the path of writing. 开始写作前，需要先弄清楚写作的基本面。
-Who is your protagonist and what does he want?
主角是谁？Ta想要什么？
Remember that the athlete who wants to win her team the big game or the victim of a traffic accident who wants to survive are not the only interesting characters.
- When the story begins, what morally significant actions has your protagonist taken to achieve his goal?
'Morally significant' does not mean that the protagonist has to be conventionally good',
but rather that he or she should have already made a conscious choice, with repercussions that drive the rest of the story.
- What unexpected consequences, directly related to the protagonist's efforts to achieve her goal, increase the emotional energy of the story?
Keep in mind that unexpected consequences will force your protagonist to make a new choice, which in turn will lead to new consequences.
设定细节、对话、口音
- What details of the setting, the dialogue and the tone really help to tell the story?
Do not hesitate to cut out superfluous things, such as character A telling character B something that has already been narrated previously, or scenes that describe travel and travel.
重大决定
- What morally significant decision does your protagonist make at the climax of the narrative?
Although the reader should realize that decision, the ideal is that they have not seen it coming. 出乎读者预料之外
Obviously, drawing on experiences such as winning an important game, recovering after illness or injury, or coping with the death of a loved one, are attractive options for writers looking for a compeling subject.
However, the description of Strong emotional experiences is not the same as generating emotional responses in the reader.
lf you're also looking for long-term writing strategies, here are some additional ideas.
笔记本
- Keep a notebook. Notebooks are incubators where you can keep fragments of overheard conversations, expressive phrases, images, ideas and interpretations about the world around us, waiting for further development.
写，每天写
- Write regularly, every day. Sit down and compose sentences for a couple of hours every day, even if you don't feel like it.
别人的故事
- Collect the stories of everyone you meet. Collect the stories told by people around you and use them for your own purposes. Study their underlying meanings and apply yourself to understanding the human condition.
阅读：契诃夫
- Read, read, and read. Read all of Chekhov. Then read it again. Read Raymond Carver, Ernest Hemingway, Alice Munro, and Tobias Wolf. If you don't have time to read all of these authors, don't leave Chekhov. He will teach you more than any teacher or writing workshop could teach you.
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