writing techniques
Tools for prose
Writing techniques are the methods and devices writers use to achieve particular effects.
These include structural choices like flashback and foreshadowing, stylistic elements like metaphor and alliteration, and narrative strategies like unreliable narration or stream of consciousness.
The phrase usually appears in discussions of craft: The author's writing techniques create suspense, We analyzed the writing techniques in the novel.
- outliningTracing outer contours
- narrative arcStory's overall shape
- paragraphingDividing text into blocks
- world-buildingCreating fictional universes
- transitionsMovements between states
metaphor · simile · character development · inner monologue · foreshadowing · red herrings · poetic prose · purple prose · alliteration · unreliable narrators · dramatic irony · surrealism · imagery · pacing · show don't tell · voice · symbolism · irony
- writing skillsspelling, words, letters, style guides, grammar drills
writing techniquesnatural talent
innate ability · divine inspiration · spontaneous expression · stream of consciousness · automatic writing
writing techniquesstream of consciousness
Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
automatic writing · free writing · word salad · verbal diarrhea
writing techniquesreading strategies
Approaches to understanding text
literary analysis · close reading · critical reading · reading comprehension
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