How to be a story writer

How to be a story writer

You have a beautiful mind! You are smart! You remind me of Ruskin Bond!

I wish I could write like you.

Aren’t these compliments fascinating?

Everyone loves reading and listening to stories, but only a few have the skill of writing stories.

“A writer is someone who uses their word with a variety of style, techniques, and meaning to communicate their ideas.”

Today, the e-learning industry has opened innumerable doors for budding writers.

AKPL encourages Creative writing which is a form of writing that comes out of one’s deep imagination, skills, and knowledge and goes beyond the bounds of technical forms of literature. Write fiction or non-fiction, creative writing adds life to your E-learning course.

Storywriting is a part of creative writing.

AKPL shares with you quick 5 tips to be a story writer:

1. Read more: All of the best writers I know are also voracious readers. The more you read, and specifically the more books you read, the more you’re exposed to quality writing.
2. Put yourself in the learner’s shoes: As with anything in life, practice makes perfect. Understanding the learning needs will help you in such content development which is required by your learner.
3. Use a structure: Remember that the story is a part of the learning solution of a learner. An unorganized story can never help a learner connect with the concept. A story starting with a hook, rising action, and climax is always better than an unstructured one.
4. Add logic, rhythms, and flow to your e-learning course: Being part of E-Learning content development you play the role of learning consultant for a learner. The logic, rhythms, and flow you add to your creation help to enhance the learning experience.
5. Make the story relevant to the course: Simply adding any story to an eLearning course won’t be effective. The story must related to the learning objectives of the course in order for it to have the effect you want.

“Writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers.”

–Charles Bukowski

With this quote, we wish you a happy writing!