by Cole Salao
A “shaggy dog story” is any narrative that features a lot of build-up and action, only to end in an anticlimax, usually making the story ironic or meaningless. Shaggy dog stories take advantage of your expectations. Normally, a narrative with so much...
by Cole Salao
Have you ever been in a situation where you have an idea but you just don’t know how to start writing it? Or maybe you spend forever writing a piece, but the finished product isn’t exactly what you were hoping for. If you’ve experienced this, trust...
by Kaelyn Barron
Have you ever finished reading a novel and felt there were some pieces missing, or that you didn’t get the closure you were expecting? It could be that the final chapter didn’t do a very good job of tying things up. Or, perhaps an epilogue could have been...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Pick up a book and you’ll likely have to flip through any number of pages to make it to the “real” start—there could be a dedication, a preface, a prologue, a foreword, and even a whole page dedicated to critical acclaim for the book. While each of...
by Cole Salao
A frame story (also called a frame narrative, framing device, or frame tale) is a literary technique where an overarching narrative is used to set up one or more stories. It is placed at the beginning and end of the narrative, creating the “frame” of which...
by Kaelyn Barron
Since 2006, Wattpad has grown to a community of over 90 million users, including readers and writers who gather on the Wattpad’s website and app to share and enjoy stories. Anyone can join and start writing on Wattpad for free. Given the site’s wide reach,...
