| A | B |
|---|
| word list | a list of words that spark your imagination |
| blue spark | an idea that comes out of the blue (dictophones are handy at this time) |
| dictophone | a handheld recording device that can be used to record ideas or lessons learned during a time period |
| typed story | preferred way of writing a story, since pages aren't lost and it's always legible. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACK UP FILE!! |
| writen story | fun, but not a great choice. pages are easily lost and handwriting isn't alway legible |
| drill story | a story intentionally written to enhance literary skills in a given area |
| story | a prose written that includes a beggining, middle, and an end, as well as all the elements of plot |
| fluke drill | a writing originally written to be a story, but unintensionally turned into a drill. |
| "flawless motto" | nothing is flawless, since being flawless is a flaw in itself |
| fantasy | a style of writing that includes no rules, no boundries, and no limitations |
| mystery | a style of writing that makes a reader or a character solve a mystery |
| history | a non-fiction book that is written about a real event in history |
| historical fiction | a style of writing that is based on reality, but adds a fictional plot |
| how-to | a style of writing that tells the writer how something is done. |
| romance | a style of writing that has a plot revolved around love |
| contemporary | modern |
| old-fashioned | self-explanitory |
| suspence | a style of writing that keeps the reader on the edge of his or her seat |
| sports | a style of writing revolved around sports |
| tragedy | a style of writing that has a plot including sorrow |
| horror | a style of writing that includes gory, scary, or both in the plot |
| science fiction | plots that tell about the paranormal |
| educational | a book written for educational purposes |
| medly | a book that contains many different stories |
| reference | dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, etc. |
