When you read a story, you should use all of the following approaches except?
you should do everything except... "Assume that the events in the story acctually took place in the writer's life" Sometimes an author needs to get out of their safe circle. my teacher said that an auhor needs to write in something other than what they are farmiliar with. This is why he msde us write a story in the opposite gender's point of view. It's a good writing technique to become a better writer. Hope that helps Jonathan Taylor Weiss Jonathan taylor Thomas
Which story idea should I write first?
anne boleyn haunting henry VIII
Which story should I write first?
I have 4 stories and I can't figure out which one to do first: Story 1: Is a about this detective who is on a case to find this lost child and she goes on and starts to unravel the kidnappers world. In the end they find the child but he twist is they also find her daugter along with other children in this guys house. The daughter was kidnapped 8 years ago and who be 16 when she is found. I don't have a title for this. PoV of the detective. Story 2: This is about a psychologist for the criminally insane. Who takes on the personalities of her patients (she has muliiple personalities but no one knew not even her) And startes to kill In a copycat fashion to her patients. So it leaves the cops trying to figure out how these brutal killings were done when the culprit was in jail. I dont have I title for this. Not sure on te PoV yet. I think it needs to be third person limited. Story 3: Is about a mythical race of people called 'silvers' because of silver eyes or silver streaks through hair. Who have special abilities like running really fast, moving things with there mind, but mostly normally things. Who were hunted to near extinction and now they are going to start a war to get there world back. It is in multiple POV's of different characters. I don't know what the title should be. Story 4: Is about a young girl who was thrown into an insane asylum for getting pregnant and not being married (she was raped) and her experiences with the inmates, losin her child, and the nurses. I actually think I am going to make it so the nurses beat her to were she aborts the baby. I think it's should be titled 'Down These Halls' and in the young girls POV this is based in the late 1800's early 1900's in Danvers State Hospital. What should the titles be?
Should I write my story in first person or third person perspective?
I think the genre is sci-fi/fantasy/friendship. There are lots of flashbacks, and sort of two stories in it. One story is about the main character in the present day, and the other (the flashbacks) are about her past, and they're like two different stories linked together. It's hard to explain... I think first person perspective sounds amateur, but it's a lot easier to write and you can relate to the character better. Third person, however, doesn't sound amateur but isn't as engaging as first person. So they're sort of even. What do you think? What should I use?
Should I write my story in first or third person?
I'm really tired and sorry I can't be of better help, but I found that I can write from both of those 2 POVs. I'm not sure what you're comfortable with, but I know I wouldn't want to start them out like that either haha. For example, let's say the topic is a girl who woke up in a hospital bed. It wouldn't be, "Hi! My name is..." all annoying and childish, no no. It would be more like, "When I opened my eyes, I literally had no idea where I was. The fluorescent lights blinded me for a moment before my mother's face peered down into mine.." From third person: "The last thing so-and-so remembered before she woke up in a strange hospital bed was..." So with that being said, it all depends on your preference. It's easier to write in first person, yes because you're actually in the head of the character, it's like you're reading their thoughts and seeing through their eyes. From third person, it's like you're God watching it all happen. That's the best that I can describe it, I guess. I know that if you want to do first person POV but not have the main character in every chapter, the only way to do that would be to have it from different character's POVs, but still in first person. FOr example, the book Shiver by Maggie Steifvater is an excellent example of having multiple chapters from different character POVs, yet they're all in first person. Then again, you might not want to deal with the hassle of doing that because then you might be like, "Who the heck will be the other person to write from their POV?". It sucks, yet that's what I'm currently doing haha. It works because it's from the main girl's POV, her twin brother, and two other characters. Kind of like Game of Thrones, but Game of Thrones is in third person POV. So it's like the opposite of Shiver. Both are good books, by the way. So anyways, good luck! I'm rambling; I have to go to bed. Goodnight and happy writing!
What comes first creating a storyboard or writing a script?
I would say that before you even think of a story, you should start with a theme. And by that I mean a very specific idea. For example, a theme in the Tempest might be "people we consider savage or less human can sometimes act and think with more kindness and more humanity than 'civilized' people". Perhaps now that you already have a story thought up, you could figure out a compelling theme to put behind it. The rest of the stuff- details, conversations, may very well fall into place around a strong idea. I would decide on a theme or two, then figure out some sort of outline or storyboard as you call it, then write the script.
Should I write my story in third-person or first-person?
My answer: First Person. I think more people find a First Person Narrator to be more authentic and more engaging. If you are a somewhat novice fiction writer, I think it will be easier to write a satisfying story in First Person. Think about this: If you were at a Starbucks with some friends, and one of them was telling the group of you a true story of something that actually happened recently, would rather hear the story in the First Person or Third Person? When you have a First Person Narrator, while you are writing the story, you can more easily BECOME the Narrator when you are writing in the First Person. News anchors speak in the Third Person about the news they deliver. And aren't they BORING? Consider the popular songs sung by Taylor Swift. She writes them too. Her songs always tell stories. And they are also written in the First Person, even though she is often telling fictional stories that did not happen to her. Yet, when we listen, if FEELS like she is telling a true story of something she lived through. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swif... Consider the powerful song "Jar of Hearts" sung and written by Christina Perri. It too is written in the First Person. It tells the true life experience of Christina Perri. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_P... "Catcher in the Rye," the most famous novel about a high school student, is written with a really effective and powerful First Person Narrator. Let non-fiction writers write their boring books in Third Person. Thrill your readers with the very personal, very real, very intimate, very scary (maybe), very emotional First Person! No only that, live your LIFE in the First Person, rather than in the Third Person. See what I mean. Be real, be out there, be here, be present, be alive, feel your feelings, be a force of nature, a force to reckoned with, be FIRST PERSON. Amen!
Should I write my story in 1st or 3rd person?
I think 1st person, because then people can understand how she thinks. Being a blossoming author myself, I like to write 1st person stories, but 3rd person is OK too. 1st person is good because instead of (Say her name was Riley): "Riley was mad because her dad wouldnt let her go to Shayne's party, so she slammed the old, wooden door" 1st person gives you: "I cant beLIEVE dad didnt let me go to Shayne's 17th birthday party! I just wanna shout DAD IM ALMOST 17 TOO! I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF NOW OK?? Slamming the crappy old door, I flopped onto the bed and had a good cry" See? Goodluck! TELL ME HOW IT GOES!
Who writes user stories in Agile with Scrum?
In scrum framework anyone can write a user story, PO go through the user stories and prioritise in product backlog. Some time a bi weekly (need basis) grooming session is organize to go through the user stories, make them complete/ready for sprint and do the prioritisation.Senior or relevant team members are invited in grooming session to consult or get the expert opinion Any scrum team member, QA or Production team member can write the user story, as it could be that userstory is too technical, implementation or of other nature which might be out of scope of PO skill sets.When moving from waterfall, getting use to with backlog might take some times. It will be easier to start with Epic, as in Epic you can define functional level or other requirement in detail and then in later stage, slice it down to user story so that it can be delivered to team for sprint. Its easier to track the feature at epic level as its gives better visibility.About balancing the work, Product Owner primary function is to have the backlog in good shape, as least first 5 user stories in top priority order and content wise should be in good shape, PO need to put his/her energy in finding the right priority, finding the gaps in project and grooming the user story. To find the gap, one main task is to look at the bigger picture, interact with project peer/interfaces, and whatever is required from other peers prioritise it in backlog. Other task is to find what are dependencies on his project to other, communicating those dependencies to other team and making sure to get some commitment delivery time line.