"Annotated Bibliography and Articles about What Makes a Good Story? Tips for Young Authors"

In this article, we know that as a good writer we don’t break the rules. Here are some good rules to know.

First, we must concern to keep a theme. A theme is something important the story tries to tell us—something that might help us in our own lives. Not every story has a theme, but it’s best if it does. Second, to make a story become easy to understand, plot is needed. The basic steps of a plot are: conflict begins, things go right, and something goes wrong, final victory (or defeat), and wrap-up. Third, the Story Structure can help us if we must tell something else, create a whole separate section with the point of view of another character. This part also explaining that a story has time rules. The mentions are present tenses and past tenses have influence to the content of story. Writing in past tense means writing as if the story already happened. That is how most stories are written. Writing in present tense means writing as if the story is happening right now. Character and setting have a big contribution to make a story become something interest. The last one is Style and Tone. Style and Tone mention that we must use language that feels right for our story, use actions and speech to let readers know what’s happening, always use the best possible word.

(By Belani Asmara Hadi, a student of English Department, University of Indonesia Education 2007)

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