Category Archives: Examples

Consider these example stories. In a small group, rate the suspense of each section of Boyle’s story on a scale from one to ten. Discuss you’ve noticed about the modulation of suspense. As an individual, chart the suspense in William’s … Continue reading →

This is a negative example of an annotated bibliography. Which of the criteria does it fail to meet? What problems does it have? How can you be sure your annotation meets more of the criteria than this one?   By: … Continue reading →

Here are some examples of tercets.

Here are two examples for your consideration.

Enjoy. Also, see these for examples of images.

Here are a few poems for us to talk about.

From David Starkey’s excellent Creative Writing, these are some strategies for starting a story.