Reading to write... what's involved? (Part Two)
Reading to write... what's involved? (Part Two) Q2: What sets my writing apart from everyone else's? Mostly planning. If you have a handle on the English language, to include grammar and spelling, you've got half of the battle won. Next you'll need a good plot with plenty of conflict – whether it's moral, societal, supernatural or whatever you choose, there has to be something that makes your characters push for change or revolution. Next you need to put your planning where your plot is... or is it plot where your planning is? Write out the whole story in a few sentences. Ex: Teenie was manufactured to be a robot, but he had feelings. He had no one to share his feelings with. Until he met the human boy Peter. They become quick friends, until the manufacturer came to recall Teenie's model. Now there's a race to save Peter's only friend from being deactivated, or worse, completely scrapped. Next is the story l...