Form Employs organic unity or the harmonious coming together of the Elements of Fiction (Aristotle’s idea) Concerned primarily with narrative/one plot Has a beginning, a middle and an end

Elements Character The people who populate the story Setting When and where the story takes place Plot A causal sequence of events during which the story takes place

Elements Tone/Mood The feel set for the narrative, established by the kind of language used Theme The universal truth the narrative contains, as justified by the unison of its elements Point of View 1 st Person 3 rd Person Omniscient Limited

Guidelines Be consistent Keep an outline of events Stick to your POV and your tenses Foreground Always take probability into account when writing Don’t forget to give subtle hints as to what is about to happen Omit unnecessary details

Common Errors Deus Ex Machina “Out of the blue” endings Avoid by: foregrounding Plot Holes Illogical events Avoid by: Keeping an outline Loose Ends Unresolved plot points Avoid by: omiting unnecessary plot points

Next Lesson: Novel In the next lesson, we learn how to write short novels.