The following prompts offered by professors in the Newport MFA program can help you develop characters in the context of the story you want to tell.
Tips for Writing a Narrative Essay
Writing a “container essay” entails taking a big theme from your life and locating a small story that allows you to explore it.
Operating the POV Camera
Thinking of POV as a camera with settings that can be adjusted gives an idea of the complexity of this vital tool in the writer’s tool-box.
Research Tips for Fiction Writers
Research can be a means to gain new insight or perspective, create subtext and develop themes, and even provide structure.
