Grammarly

JANUARY 24, 2024

Discourse can include fictional and poetic works as well as nonfictional prose. 2 Narration Narration is discourse presented through storytelling. Your writing, at its best Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly What is discourse? Discourse is the use of language to share ideas, insights, and information.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Personal essay The personal essay is a short prose composition in which the author explores a specific topic, experience, or idea from their personal point of view. Regular nonfiction focuses on just conveying facts and information without much literary flair, while creative nonfiction uses storytelling devices to engage readers.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

So that is actually the nature of tragedies , but more broadly, storytelling. I didn't write this book because I was trying to fill a void with Aristotle and his ideas and storytelling. Then what I quickly realized was how resonant these ideas were in modern storytelling, on both the screen, the page, and in our lives.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 13, 2023

Learn more here: 57 Metaphor Examples That’ll Pack Your Prose With Persuasion Allegory vs Parable Allegories and parables are very similar because they both have two layers of meaning and are complete stories. But here’s how the parable differs from allegory: Less symbolism.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 12, 2024

sales page, landing page, or homepage; Pieces of content using a copywriting formula like AIDA, FAB, or PAS; Excerpts demonstrating great storytelling skills. As in the earlier example, this headline captivates the reader by using power words. In other words: If it inspires your writing, add it to your swipe file.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 9, 2012

His novel, Shantaram , is comprised of moving metaphorical prose that calls readers to action, whether it be to laugh, cry, or to delve deep within themselves. They add a layer of richness, making you a better storyteller overall. Avoid overusing metaphors in your writing, as they can weigh your prose down significantly.

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The Write Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

From the persuasive prose of a seasoned copywriter to the captivating narratives of a storyteller, trigger words help breathe life into written content, transforming passive readers into active participants. What are power trigger words for storytelling? 20 power trigger words for storytelling 1.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 20, 2021

In part, I tackled the project to prove what I’d always suspected: that the rules of storytelling are universal, that they apply across genres, including both nonfiction  and  fiction. JH:  In fiction the rules of storytelling become even stricter. That indeed proved to be the case. CS:  Good point.  A.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

So, the way I look at transmedia storytelling is it's basically telling a single story or story experience across many different formats. This idea of using prose within comics. It doesn't matter whether that creation is writing prose or comics or acting, or whatever. Does that make sense, Joanna? It's amazing. It's the same.

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Article Writing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rest assured, they all want hard-hitting journalism – or Truman Capote-style prose – but are willing to spend no more than $20 on it. If you didn’t, then the writer is not a strong storyteller, are they? Download Here our 10 fundamental marketing questions. you need to be able to turn a profit here. The CTAs are clear and robust.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 21, 2024

So we weren't really using it to write prose, we were using it maybe to enhance your descriptions or bring in things that you didn't think about. ” It will describe the stuff, but the storyteller is putting the emotional context into that scene, and what the reader is going to feel is coming from the human.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Biopage Storytelling Writing Contest. Prose offers weekly challenges meant to spark your creativity; many are just for fun, but look for the weekly numbered challenges posted by Prose (rather than community members or sponsors) for a chance to win money. Submissions may be prose, poetry or non-academic essays.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 6, 2023

Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art blends prose with comic art to deliver a compelling narrative about the art of comics. Incorporating visuals stretches your creativity beyond the confines of words, adding a fresh dynamic to your storytelling. Just sketch rudimentary characters or storyboard a few scenes.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

So we found that as you get better working with it, it can write more and more of the prose for you, in your voice and style. So maybe you're someone who uses very punchy dialogue or very short declarative sentences, or whatever it is, it will suss that out from what you gave it, and then it will use that as it writes prose.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 26, 2023

It embodies the tone of your prose, the cadence of your sentences, and the specific words you choose. Narrative Writing Narrative writing is the art of storytelling, a delightful escape that whisks the reader off to a different realm. It’s more than just adhering to grammar rules and sentence structures. Consider J.K.

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Income Diary

AUGUST 29, 2023

Then, we’ll hit the open road, exploring the scenic routes of storytelling, persuasion, and emotional engagement. Let’s get Chat GPT to enter a phone booth and change into a superhuman storyteller. Relatable storytelling – the hidden persuaders. And yes, there will be pit stops for rest, revision, and Q&A sessions!

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Jane Friedman

JULY 26, 2023

But to effectively execute this elevated brand of first-person narrative, writers must navigate a complex set of rules and avoid any number of pitfalls that will turn a novel into a flat, dull expanse of prose. This is a prose-killing mistake. These narrators aren’t people, they’re weak filters for storytelling. (If

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Men With Pens

MAY 20, 2012

Every sentence will flow with wit, while being as tight and crisp as the prose of Hemingway. Post by David Masters David is a digital writer , storyteller, vagabond and dreamer based in Swansea, Wales. To brighten your day with more storytelling goodness you can (and should) follow David on Twitter. Leave a Comment!

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

And for those moments when you’re uncertain about your prose, grammar and style checkers, such as Grammarly and Hemingway Editor , stand ready to polish your words, ensuring your initial drafts mirror your vision closely. Maintain a Writer’s Tenacity We’ve all struggled with writer’s block. Start simple.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 25, 2023

Story Framework Before you jump into the messy, delightful chaos of storytelling, it’s crucial to lay down some groundwork. Crafting mood involves an array of literary devices — think of the choppy sentences in a suspenseful scene or the flowy prose in a romantic moment. Ready to turn that shaky draft into a masterpiece?

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The Write Life

APRIL 1, 2023

If you’ve spent any amount of time in online reading or writing circles, you’ve probably come across posts like this titled ‘X Times Men Didn’t Know How to Write Female Characters,’ each featuring screenshots of tragically sexist prose. My point is, it’s not exactly news that badly-written women are an unfortunate feature in our media.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Poets use anastrophe as an easy rhyme scheme in poetry , and prose writers use it to sound… wiser? All are storytellers who create suspense , a feeling of heightened anxiety, uncertainty, and excitement. In other words, instead of subject-verb-object (“I like cats”), the sentence order becomes subject-object-verb (“I cats like”).

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 30, 2023

Do you need some pizazz for your prose? Cringe Humor We have all experienced cringe moments in our lives, which is why this type of humor works so well in storytelling. For the next piece of prose you write, or blog post you publish, try adding a bit of satire or situational comedy to it and see where it takes you.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 13, 2025

Avoid the temptation to compare your prose to that of writers who are further down the path. You might, for example, favor compound sentences or baroque prose because its the predominant writing style in your mother tongue. Other times, it will stifle your prose and bring confusion.

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Freelance Magic

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The company wanted “flowery” descriptions that oozed with storytelling, so I also drew on my experience of writing short stories to show that I could combine the factual element of writing descriptions with compelling prose. In the travel company I worked for, I’d written hundreds of hotel descriptions.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In Story, McKee argues that there is a classical design for storytelling, and here’s where the commercial side lies. In MFA programs, we’re often encouraged to seek alternatives to traditional storytelling, to focus on character and not plot (though, for many reasons, I think this is a false dichotomy).

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