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When you read the following questions, they may sound juvenile--and they probably are--but they are useful questions to answer when writing your fictional stories.
Conflict
1. What is your character's problem?
2. What does your character do because of this problem?
3. What happens because of what he/she does?
4. How does he/she solve the problem?
5. How does the story end?
Storyline
1. Tell about the character and show some important characteristics.
2. Tell about the character's problem.
3. Tell about how the character feels.
4. Tell about the action taking place.
5. Tell about the setting.
6. Tell why things are happening.
7. Help create suspense.
8. Tell how the character is speaking.
Quick Questions
1. Does your story start at the most exciting place?
2. Is there one complete story with a beginning, a middle, and an end?
3. Is it logical and within the realm of extreme possibilities?
4. Have you explained why things are happening?
5. Are all the facts correct?
6. Does your dialogue sound real?
7. Is your description consistent?
8. Is your ending strong?
9. Is your spelling and punctuation correct?
Last Minute Questions
1. Who is the main character?
2. What is the main character's problem?
3. How are the main character and his/her problem introduced?
4. How does the main character solve his/her problem?
5. Can you find the beginning, middle, and end?
6. What are the real life scenes (if any)?
7. Can you tell why the characters acted as they did?
8. How was dialogue used?
9. What is the theme? What is the author trying to say?
10. Can you tell the story in one sentence?
Notes
1. The most successful writers are those who can turn the ordinary things in their lives into exciting adventures on paper.
2. The number one rule is to write about something you know.
3. The story should have one main character.
4. To be complete, the story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
5. Create the stories having a situation similar to one you've experienced.
6. Tell the story as if it's happening right now.
7. The more dialogue you use, the more dramatic your story will be.
8. The title of the story should tell what it's about.
