Fiction fundamentals

Question 1

world-building

Answer 1

The creation of an entirely new fictional world.

Question 2

5 pillars of world building

Answer 2

1.conflict
2.plot and story structure
3.pacing
4.tension
5.Character development

Question 3

story

Answer 3

an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Question 4

1st act structure

Answer 4

opening narration

Question 5

2nd act structure

Answer 5

confrontation

Question 6

3rd act structure

Answer 6

the resolution

Question 7

7 elements of fiction

Answer 7

character, plot, setting, point of view, style, theme, literary devices

Question 8

6 points on a plot diagram

Answer 8

exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, denouement

Question 9

Story structure

Answer 9

story structure is the sequence in which you present the narrative and shape the setting, characters, plot, and events.

Question 10

plot

Answer 10

a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

Question 11

conflict

Answer 11

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

Question 12

setting

Answer 12

the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Question 13

pov

Answer 13

point of view

Question 14

characters

Answer 14

people in a story

Question 15

theme

Answer 15

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Question 16

style

Answer 16

style is the way in which an author writes and/or tells a story

Question 17

exposition

Answer 17

a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

Question 18

rising action

Answer 18

the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition

Question 19

climax

Answer 19

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

Question 20

falling action

Answer 20

Falling action is everything that takes place immediately after the climax.

Question 21

resolution

Answer 21

The resolution is the end of the story

Question 22

narrative structure

Answer 22

a beginning – the introduction. a middle – the arguments, discussions and explanations. an end – conclusion or recommendations.