Page 34 - Toluna Magazine EN-AE July 2022

Thinking about the complications You have a box that has the size
is detrimental to the plot of your under 12x12 inches. Tape the box
story. You’d want to suggest, that and set it in front of you. Now
for your characters, there is no write a story or a poem about

easy fix for the obstacles they are what is inside of it.
facing. To make it more twisted,
you can even overcomplicate the Take every day of the week and
initial problems as the story make a character out of it. Think

progresses, making it seem as if how Sunday would be like, what
there is no way out. This would kind of personality would it have?
create further tension in your plot. Or job?

The resolution comes at the very
end, and usually occurs after a
climactic event. This is literally the
conclusion and it should satisfy
the reader’s interest in the story. It

will depend on the type of story
you are trying to tell but usually,
the end might reveal something

that was previously hidden, give
the solution to a mystery, solve a
puzzle or focus on a difficult
decision that was made by one of
the characters.

E X E R C I S E S

Think of a character that you
would like to create. What’s the
gender, appearance, place and

year of birth, and any other details
that you can think of? Now try to
write a description of the room
you are in from this character’s

point of view. What would be
noticed first by your character?
What would the attitude be like?
What would your character like

and dislike?