Short+stories+-+LOCATION

Although there are no actual 'rules' about how to write a story, there are some CONVENTIONS which are often followed. One is that it's common to start by establishing the location in place and time. WHERE are we and WHEN is the action taking place? You really want to establish the TONE here, whether that might be spooky, or peaceful, or humorous, or whatever.

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How would you describe this location?
Don't forget your WRITER'S TOOLKIT ...

Think about the use of ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS ; METAPHORS or SIMILES that you could use to make your description more vivid: and SOUND EFFECTS like ALLITERATION or ONOMATOPOEIA.



Here's how James Thurber did it...

=TASK - Choose one of these locations and write a paragraph describing it. Think about the GENRE of the story which might be set in such a place and try to create an appropriate TONE.=









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