David Foard - Published Author

THE HARLEQUIN STONE.
by David Foard

It had been sixty-three days now since the old man had found any opal. During the first forty days a young aboriginal boy had worked with him. But after forty days without opal, the elders of the tribe told him that the old man was most Ngarlputjarra, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone to another mine, which had two good finds the first week.

It made the boy sad to see the old man come home at the end of each day with his bag empty, and he went down to help him carry the pick and scoop, and move the mullock heap from the top of the shaft.

As the old man wound the Continue reading The Harlequin Stone

THE HARLEQUIN STONE.
by David Foard

It had been sixty-three days now since the old man had found any opal. During the first forty days a young aboriginal boy had worked with him. But after forty days without opal, the elders of the tribe told him that the old man was most Ngarlputjarra, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone to another mine, which had two good finds the first week.

It made the boy sad to see the old man come home at the end of each day with his bag empty, and he went down to help him carry the pick and scoop, and move the mullock heap from the top of the shaft.

As the old man wound the Continue reading The Harlequin Stone

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All creative writers are bound to an invisible law of journalism. From the beginning of time, the same structure has been used. All of the great writers use it. But after this lesson, you will see that story structure is far more than the initial breakdown:

· Exposition – the beginning, what the story is about

· Conflict – conflict with man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. internal conflict

· Climax

· Resolution

If you Google “story structure,” you will find variations of the story structure. You may see it it written a little differently, but it comes down to theme, conflict, conclusion. No matter how you word it, the basic answer is the same. All of these things must be present to make… Continue reading Short Story Structure - 13 Points You Don't Want to Miss