Creative Writing Tips

For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things

1.Character

2.Conflict

3.Resolution

Whats the reason for this?

If your theme doesnt contain these three essential elements, then you wont be writing a proper short story. It might turn out to be an essay instead.

Because without

1)Characters

You cant achieve emotional depth. Readers become engrossed in stories because of the characters in them. They either become the character (sympathize), or read about an interesting human (empathize).

Emotional depth is achieved when readers make use of their imagination and senses and/or experiences to live the story through the characters.

2)Conflict

Your story will be boring. Why? Without conflict, something to stir things up, nothing happens. And a story, in which nothing happens, is one not value writing about.

Your characters do not lead carefree lives. Well, not in the instance you are writing about them. In that part of their lives they are faced with a problem. They want something and cant get it because of the conflict, which is preventing them to do so.

And its that conflict and the struggle the characters has to undergo that keeps us readers interested and in suspense. Will the character overcome or will not he? And when is this all going to happen? And how is it all going to happen?

3)Resolution

Something that starts has to finish, one way or another.

Once you have created nice characters, which the readers will come to care about, and you have placed them in conflict, that conflict at the finish of your story has to be resolved. The characters will achieve their goals or they will not .

That doesnt matter.

You might finish your story as you please and as it suits your story but you have to finish it. Ending the story means resolving the conflict.

Does your theme contain character, conflict, resolution?