STORY-WRITING

Story-writing is an art which can be learnt only by practice. A beginner generally introduces irrelevant details, repeats himself, and leaves out important points. To write a good story, you must have a clear idea of the whole plot in your mind before you start, and arrange the main points in their proper order.

SOME IMPORTANT HINTS
Bear in mind the following hints :-
(1) When you are telling a story, try to tell it as simply and naturally as possible.
(2) You must have a clear idea of the various incidents of the story in your mind before you begin to write.
(3) If you are given an outline, read it carefully. Note all the points. Write with a careful eye on these points all the time. Keep as far as possible to the order in which the points are given in the outline.
(4) Then make a start. The opening is very important. It should arrest the reader's attention. The best way to begin is to plunge into the story straight away.
(5) Arrange your points in proper, natural order. Do not jump from point to point. Think out the proper connection between the various points of your story, so that the whole will read like a continuous narrative.
(6) You may introduce dialogue here and there. 
(7) The conclusion is perhaps the most important of all. An unexpected ending will help to make the story striking and memorable.
(8) Revise what you have written, and remove all mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
(9) Now give a well thought-out and suitable title or heading to your story. You may name it after the chief point, character, or incident. Or you may choose a proverb or some well-known maxim that the story illustrates.