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| In this exercise, you will write a complete story by alphabetizing each paragraph or section. Your story beginning will start with A, the next paragraph will start with B, and so on. Your last paragraph of the story will start with Z. Try this first without thinking about characters or plot. Write whatever comes to mind as you begin each section with a new letter. If a story unfolds, good! Don�t fight it. Keep the story going but adhere to the alphabetizing paragraph rule. When you�re finished, look over the story and ask yourself:
� Did the story flow cohesively and logically without the device being obvious? � How clear was your character(s)� motivation (s)? � Was the plot easy to follow? In another sitting, try this method of story writing again. This time, begin with a character and conflict and/or plot. Was it easier to write the first or second way? To see a published example of this story, read William Boyd�s �Beulah Berlin, An A-Z.� It was published in the November 6, 2000 issue of The New Yorker. |
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