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Understanding Author's Craft in Writing: Style, Tone, and Mood

Explore the essential elements of an author's craft, focusing on style, tone, and mood. Discover how these components shape the reader's experience and convey messages effectively. Learn through examples like the impactful imagery of a musty basement, and gain insights into key literary terms such as climax, conclusion, connotative meaning, and more. This resource is ideal for aspiring writers and students looking to deepen their understanding of narrative techniques and enhance their storytelling skills.

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Understanding Author's Craft in Writing: Style, Tone, and Mood

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  1. VOCABULARY VOCABULARY

  2. AUTHOR’S CRAFT • The style, tone and mood a writer uses to convey a message in writing. • example: "The musty old smell of the basement made my nose crinkle as I walked down to the storage room." Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_example_of_Author's_Craft#ixzz1IfhUFD3O

  3. Climax • The high point or turning point in a story.

  4. conclusion • A decision reached based on information presented in a selection.

  5. Connotative meaning • All the emotions or feelings a word can make a reader feel.

  6. express • To use writing to state an author’s ideas or feelings.

  7. outline • A shortened form of a selection in which details and ideas are listed in order.

  8. plot • The actions or events in a story.

  9. Problem resolution • The portions of the story where the problem is solved.

  10. Story variants • Similarities and differences across texts.

  11. Attitude • The feelings of a character as reflected in the selection.

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