There are six basic parts to any story:
- Setting - the location where your story takes place. This can be a real place or one that you just made up - or it can be any combination of these!
- Characters - these need to be vivid, realistic, and believable.
- An event to start things rolling - this can be a problem, a conflict, a sudden realization by a character - anything which can start your story moving.
- Development - this is where you move things along and show how the story is headed toward the solution of the problems.
- The Climax - this is the height of action, the most exciting part. Most, if not all, of your major problems should be solved in the climax
- The Ending - once the excitement is over, take just a little time and wrap up the loose ends, show the characters relaxing, have the happy ending occur - and maybe toss in a "hook" to make the reader want to read your next story!