Sara's Writing

"Everybody in a small town is in on a secret. A terrible secret that nobody must know. The visiting protagonist slowly begins to suspect that something is wrong."

NASA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in Science Fiction stories. https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/SFTerms.html

Make it rich in imaginative detail.  What are the customs, societal norms, histories of the places your book series will explore?  Make this parallel world contrasted with our own, real world.  This makes the parallel world even more intriguing and distinctive. What sets your fictional world apart from other places? What is its unique character? Often, a fictional world offers som ething readers can’t get from real life.

To create a central premise or conflict that will keep your story interesting across multiple novels: Place obstacles in your main character’s path to getting what they want and reaching the final climax Turn these obstacles into subplots that provide smaller rises and falls in story tension (for example, to overcome the villain in a fantasy novel, the hero must first overcome his crippling fear of sea travel and make safe passage) Move your characters through multiple locations as they strive to reach their goals (be it consummating a relationship or vanquishing a foe). Make each location present its own distinctive challenges.

Your character wears a piece of jewelry to remind them why they keep fighting for their cause. What is it and how did they get it? Tu personaje lleva una pieza de joyería para recordárle por qué esta luchando por su causa. ¿Qué es y cómo lo obtuvo?

During the slower parts of a story, one key way to keep the momentum going is to constantly have unanswered questions. Durante las partes más lentas de una historia, una forma clave de mantener el impulso de la historia es tener constantemente preguntas sin respuesta.

Advice on writing dialogue Dialogue should be brief. It should add to the reader's present knowledge. It should convey a sense of spontaneity but eliminate the repetitiveness of real talk. It should keep the story moving forward. It shoud be revelatory of the speaker's character, both directly and indirectly. It should show the relationships among people. Consejos para escribir diálogos Un diálogo debe ser breve. Debe aportar a los conocimientos actuales del lector. Debe transmitir una sensación de espontaneidad pero eliminar la repetitividad de las charlas reales. Debe mantener la historia en movimiento. Debe ser reveladora de el carácter de el emisor, tanto directa como indirectamente. Debe mostrar las relaciones entre los personajes. Elisabeth Bowen.

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