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Creative Story Writing Techniques

The document provides 6 examples of how to begin a story: 1) Using the element of weather, 2) Describing a scene, 3) Describing the atmosphere, 4) Using sound, 5) Describing a place, and 6) Describing a character. Each example is a short paragraph that sets the scene or introduces a character to launch the story.

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Creative Story Writing Techniques

The document provides 6 examples of how to begin a story: 1) Using the element of weather, 2) Describing a scene, 3) Describing the atmosphere, 4) Using sound, 5) Describing a place, and 6) Describing a character. Each example is a short paragraph that sets the scene or introduces a character to launch the story.

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Story Writing

English Creative Writing


CREATIVE WRITING
BOOK 5
Page no. 47
Exercise no. 5
(A)
HOW TO BEGIN A
STORY
1. Introducing a
story using the
element of weather
1. Introducing a story using the element of weather
Example:

• The sun was like a huge fireball hanging in the


sky. There was no wind. All the plants on the hill
took the brunt of the heat, drooping their heads
and hands.
2. Introducing a
story by describing
a scene
2. Introducing a story by describing a scene
Example:
• A beautiful sight held my eyes. Colourful flowers
attracted beautiful butterflies and bees which
danced around them.
3. Introducing a
story by describing
the atmosphere
3. Introducing a story by describing the atmosphere
Example:
A lady rushed into the meeting room much to the
surprise of everyone. Everybody stared at her.
Looking around, the lady broke the solemness of
the meeting with the question, "Why?
4. Introducing a
story using sound
4. Introducing a story using sound
Example:

• "Ping pong, ping pong, ..." The sound seemed to


come from the kitchen. Linda woke up with a
start. She sat upright in her bed. The next sound
was louder. "Pong!" She nearly jumped out of her
skin.
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story by describing
a place
5. Introducing a story by describing a place
Example:

• There was a swimming pool complex opposite


Green ridge Road. It had a big and splendid pool.
Usually it was crowded, but the day Lucy went
there, it was quiet. What happened? Lucy felt
curious
6. Introducing a
story by describing
a character
6. Introducing a story by describing a character
Example:

• In front of the balcony, an old man with a long


beard sat in an armchair. The wrinkles on his face
spoke of a hard life he had. He stared blankly in
the distance with an album in his hands.

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