When we start writing, most of us already have a general understanding of the tools we can use to get our vision of a story or a concept or an idea across to another (the reader). If we’ve been readers all our lives, it seems a fairly simple ask to take what we know about what we’ve read and apply it to our own visions. School has taught the rudiments of grammar and spelling, we have a reasonable vocabulary and the ability to use a dictionary and thesaurus, and with reader preferences we probably already know roughly which styles of writing we want to use.
A story has <em>five</em> basic but important elements. These five components are: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution. These essential elements keep the story running smoothly and allow the action to develop in a logical way that the reader can follow
