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écriture What do toi think make a story worth reading?
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Takuya posted on Nov 12, 2010 at 05:27PM
One thing that i think make a story good is heavy emotions and stuff that show how the characters handle bad incidents.
Some examples could be like Superman or the Hulk fighting someone of equal strenght or someone having to sacrafice something important. Well what is your opinion? |
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As you know me, I can't give a one-sentence answer to this extremely interesting topic... (!) So here it is:
MY KEYS : ADVENTURE, MYSTERY, ROMANCE, FANTASY
Action-Pack and Fast-Pace
Capture your reader's attention right from the start. A good way is to open in the middle of an action-packed scene or intriguing dialogue.
Once you have your readers hooked, sustain their interest throughout your story with fast-paced action and lots of suspense. End with an exciting climax and a satisfying conclusion.
Identification with the characters
Give your protagonists strong, attractive personalities so that readers will warm to them and want to root for them. They must display strength of character and be able to overcome obstacles on their own; so long as it's realistic, let the child or teen characters solve problems by themselves. Keep adults in the background. Most kids and teens prefer protagonists of their own sex, but are at the same time interested in the opposite sex; so do include main characters of both sexes in your stories. Let the heroes and heroines to be the same age as themselves or slightly older.
Original Plots and Funny Stories
Kids and teens get bored when stories are too predictable. They like original plots that keep them guessing from page to page, and they love a surprise ending. Readers also enjoy humour: practical jokes played or jokes told by characters in the story; also puns and slapstick comedy. Older teens prefer witticisms, irony and other more subtle forms of humour.
Must Feel It's Happening Right Now
Children and young teens live only in the present; they are not bothered by the past or the future. So they must feel as if your story is happening right before their very eyes. For this reason, it's often easier to give your story a present-day setting, or to set it in a future or fantasy world.
Historical novels are fine for older teens; but if you're writing one for younger readers, you'll need much skill to make long-ago events and customs come alive for the child.
Some writers like to use flashbacks in their stories: for example, a character recalling an incident from the past. Teens usually have no problems with this but it may be confusing for younger readers, who may find it difficult to get the story's timeline sorted out in their minds.
Bring Your Story to a Satisfying Close
Give your story a happy ending if you're writing for children. Teenagers can take sad endings on occasion but, even then, end on at least a hopeful or inspiring note.
The good guys must win in the end; this is especially important for kids. Young readers have a strong innate sense of justice, so your ending must feel right. For teens, end with a satisfying conclusion, a resolution of at least the major conflicts.
Remember the Adult Purchaser Too
While kids and teens are your target audience, often it's the adults in their lives - parents, relatives and librarians - who buy your books.
So, what would appeal to an adult purchaser of children's books?
Ask yourself: what would I look for in a book I am buying for my own kids or for a young friend?
Obviously, you want the recipient to like the story; you also want the reader to gain something from it, whether it's to learn something new, empathize with others, or imbibe certain values you hold dear.
So, write the kind of book you yourself would buy for kids or teens.
_________________
Cool Ideas for Preteen Stories (9 to 12 years)
Preteen readers like their stories to zip along at a fast pace, with plenty of action and humour. They enjoy adventure and mystery stories where the child protagonists solve problems by themselves.
Preteens want protagonists to be their own age or slightly older: heroes and heroines who are brave, active, intelligent and resourceful, capable of handling difficult situations independently. Stories revolving round family, friends and school are also popular. Preteens also look for books that address family problems, relationship questions and growing-up issues they themselves are facing.
Exciting Story Writing Ideas for Early Teens (13 to 14 years)
Write about challenges these readers can identify with, such as adolescent issues and relationship problems with family and friends.
Romances, both contemporary and historical, are popular too. Readers of this age enjoy light romances, which don't necessarily have to end in a wedding: the interest centers on the boy-girl relationship, and the trials and tribulations of the hero and heroine.
Many authors also throw in a dash of romance when writing adventure, fantasy, historical or other fiction.
Cool Stories for Mid-Teens (15 to 17 years)
Like Early Teens, Mid-Teens go for adventure, fantasy and family stories, but these should explore themes in greater depth.
Readers look for books that address issues like family relationships, family break-ups, peer pressure, bullying, drug abuse, personal responsibility, faith and love. Mid Teens also enjoy intimate family.
Romances continue to be popular, as with early teens. So write stories about school or college life: these often include some romantic interest.
Meaningful Issues for Maturing Teens (18 to 19 years)
These more mature readers take a lively interest in social issues, and look for books that help them in their transition to adulthood. They enjoy novels that deal with personal and interpersonal challenges, as well as adventures, fantasies and romances, and stories of family and university life.
Stories are richer in plot and character development than for the earlier years; irony, allegory and other subtleties of language and meaning are now within the understanding of readers. Issues of human rights and interpretations of world events can be more fully explored than for younger teens. Historical fiction has a following too.
Maturing adolescents also look for mystery stories with intriguing twists in the plot.
_____________
I hope I kept your interest till the end to have it worth the reading! :D
MY KEYS : ADVENTURE, MYSTERY, ROMANCE, FANTASY
Action-Pack and Fast-Pace
Capture your reader's attention right from the start. A good way is to open in the middle of an action-packed scene or intriguing dialogue.
Once you have your readers hooked, sustain their interest throughout your story with fast-paced action and lots of suspense. End with an exciting climax and a satisfying conclusion.
Identification with the characters
Give your protagonists strong, attractive personalities so that readers will warm to them and want to root for them. They must display strength of character and be able to overcome obstacles on their own; so long as it's realistic, let the child or teen characters solve problems by themselves. Keep adults in the background. Most kids and teens prefer protagonists of their own sex, but are at the same time interested in the opposite sex; so do include main characters of both sexes in your stories. Let the heroes and heroines to be the same age as themselves or slightly older.
Original Plots and Funny Stories
Kids and teens get bored when stories are too predictable. They like original plots that keep them guessing from page to page, and they love a surprise ending. Readers also enjoy humour: practical jokes played or jokes told by characters in the story; also puns and slapstick comedy. Older teens prefer witticisms, irony and other more subtle forms of humour.
Must Feel It's Happening Right Now
Children and young teens live only in the present; they are not bothered by the past or the future. So they must feel as if your story is happening right before their very eyes. For this reason, it's often easier to give your story a present-day setting, or to set it in a future or fantasy world.
Historical novels are fine for older teens; but if you're writing one for younger readers, you'll need much skill to make long-ago events and customs come alive for the child.
Some writers like to use flashbacks in their stories: for example, a character recalling an incident from the past. Teens usually have no problems with this but it may be confusing for younger readers, who may find it difficult to get the story's timeline sorted out in their minds.
Bring Your Story to a Satisfying Close
Give your story a happy ending if you're writing for children. Teenagers can take sad endings on occasion but, even then, end on at least a hopeful or inspiring note.
The good guys must win in the end; this is especially important for kids. Young readers have a strong innate sense of justice, so your ending must feel right. For teens, end with a satisfying conclusion, a resolution of at least the major conflicts.
Remember the Adult Purchaser Too
While kids and teens are your target audience, often it's the adults in their lives - parents, relatives and librarians - who buy your books.
So, what would appeal to an adult purchaser of children's books?
Ask yourself: what would I look for in a book I am buying for my own kids or for a young friend?
Obviously, you want the recipient to like the story; you also want the reader to gain something from it, whether it's to learn something new, empathize with others, or imbibe certain values you hold dear.
So, write the kind of book you yourself would buy for kids or teens.
_________________
Cool Ideas for Preteen Stories (9 to 12 years)
Preteen readers like their stories to zip along at a fast pace, with plenty of action and humour. They enjoy adventure and mystery stories where the child protagonists solve problems by themselves.
Preteens want protagonists to be their own age or slightly older: heroes and heroines who are brave, active, intelligent and resourceful, capable of handling difficult situations independently. Stories revolving round family, friends and school are also popular. Preteens also look for books that address family problems, relationship questions and growing-up issues they themselves are facing.
Exciting Story Writing Ideas for Early Teens (13 to 14 years)
Write about challenges these readers can identify with, such as adolescent issues and relationship problems with family and friends.
Romances, both contemporary and historical, are popular too. Readers of this age enjoy light romances, which don't necessarily have to end in a wedding: the interest centers on the boy-girl relationship, and the trials and tribulations of the hero and heroine.
Many authors also throw in a dash of romance when writing adventure, fantasy, historical or other fiction.
Cool Stories for Mid-Teens (15 to 17 years)
Like Early Teens, Mid-Teens go for adventure, fantasy and family stories, but these should explore themes in greater depth.
Readers look for books that address issues like family relationships, family break-ups, peer pressure, bullying, drug abuse, personal responsibility, faith and love. Mid Teens also enjoy intimate family.
Romances continue to be popular, as with early teens. So write stories about school or college life: these often include some romantic interest.
Meaningful Issues for Maturing Teens (18 to 19 years)
These more mature readers take a lively interest in social issues, and look for books that help them in their transition to adulthood. They enjoy novels that deal with personal and interpersonal challenges, as well as adventures, fantasies and romances, and stories of family and university life.
Stories are richer in plot and character development than for the earlier years; irony, allegory and other subtleties of language and meaning are now within the understanding of readers. Issues of human rights and interpretations of world events can be more fully explored than for younger teens. Historical fiction has a following too.
Maturing adolescents also look for mystery stories with intriguing twists in the plot.
_____________
I hope I kept your interest till the end to have it worth the reading! :D
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