People love stories full of action and amazing adventure. And there is nothing like a twist in the tale to turn things around!

 

There are two types of adventures:

Fiction and non-fiction: 

Non-fiction:

This type of story is built on facts 

1. You are writing about something that you experienced. Somewhere where you went, did or something you saw happened. Like a travel adventure. So it must be authentic, told straight like it actually happened. 
2. But you do have the licence to use action packed doing words, emotional and thrilling adjectives, to express how it happened and what was so awesome about the place, etc. 

Fiction:

Well that’s a `different kettle of fish’! It’s cool, because you can make up and write anything you want. 

1. But I must say you must have experienced something, to be able to write it authentically and realistically, without any grey blurred areas.  
2. If anyone should read it and detect you don’t know what you are talking about, you will lose your reputation very quickly.  3. So know your stuff before you strut yourself, before trying to bluff all your way through it. 

If you are making up a story:

First jot down all the basic things you wish to put in your story: 

1. Think-up and line-up the events, as you think they should happen. Write each event on a separate piece of paper and file them in order. Like possible chapters. 
2. Then write a brief exercise on what should happen within each of those `chapters’. Add the conditions of the weather and consider how that will affect to the event. And what possible oppositions the people will have to contend with. 
3. Now that you have events lined up, list what type of people will play the parts involved? Good folks and bad guys. Funny comical jokers and serious mavens! Do they have the skills and character to cope with what you have dreamed up for them? 
4. Even though there is worry and concern how the story will work out, there must be times when people can laugh out loud at a silly remark or incident. 
5. The addition of animals and pets adds entertainment and amusement, or tear-jerkers to the story. Also they can add fear and drama. How will you fit them into the events? Who owns those pets or has custody of them? Is the treatment of them part of the story’s saga? 

Get the big picture:

Now you have some idea what you are going to write about, what do you see is the main theme running through the story? 

1. What type of drama is it? Would it give you a clue to the title of the story? 
2. How would you start the story? How would you lead up to telling the story? Why, because dramatic action in the first paragraph and page is very important in grabbing people’s attention.
3. How are the events inter-linked? Because, each chapter or event section must end with some curious concept, to get people to `turn the page’ and find out what’s going to happen next. 

A good story must have drama:

And the impact of that drama is the way you write it. 

• Adventure stories must be amazing and awesome. Therefore you have to play on people’s emotions. Use awesome words and profound expressions. 
• Use words that get people’s attention. Then run them through thrilling experiences. Make them feel they are right there with you and what’s happening. 
• It’s how you string your words together. Short sentences give people the impression things are happening really fast. To do that, cut out any unnecessary words. 
• In blogs you can add photos and videos, even cartoons, drawings and paintings. 

And lastly: 

Don’t let your story fizzle out, like a damp squid. Have another look at the events, so you can fit in `a twist in the tale’. 

• There must always be a feeling of hope that things will turn out for the better. 
• Is there another possible alternative out-come to the events? If so, make sure there is a hidden agenda somewhere in between the facts that you can turn to your advantage. 
• Lead people to expect a certain out-come and then suddenly `turn the tables’ in other direction at the last moment. 
• Whatever you do, always end on a good happy-ever-after note. Make it really worthwhile for people to have read all the way through your story.