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Fiction: Common Story Mistakes Open in new Window. [E]
Revising and rewriting are the most important parts of writing.
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I enjoyed reading this recap of basic story writing info. It's relevant to anyone who writes stories of anything longer than flash fiction.

I know from personal experience that the rewriting is the most important part of getting a story out there. Four times now, my good friend Joey has helped me rebuild stories from scratch, often taking whole paragraphs and rewriting them in his distinctive style to show me how to make a more vivid showing tale rather than a dull, predictable narrative.

Characters are crucial to any story; as Jack Tyler, another writing friend, likes to say, the characters are the engine that drives the story. A flashy story will fall flat if the characters aren't strong enough, but good characters can help along a thin storyline.

And Max Griffin always reminds us of the three most important things that draw people into a story: goals, stakes and obstacles. This precious triad is like a magic formula; if you can figure that out in such a way as to bring true depth and a strong character arc to the story, you've done well.

Thanks for sharing these helpful tips with us. I'll keep them in mind when I write my next story of any substantial length.

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