Epistolary writing

If you’re wondering how to write an epistolary story—or what the heck one is—I’ve got you. It's a unique fiction writing format that can spice up your tale.

An epistolary narrative tells a story or novel through letters, diaries or other personal documents. Famous examples include Bram Stoker's Dracula and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary. The first step to writing an epistolary...

The epistolary novel is a unique storytelling method that blends a nonfiction medium with a fictional narrative.

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Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash Hey, Night Writers. I've been wanting to write an epistolary style novel for a while now. This is a style of writing where the story is written out as a series of documents or in various forms of communication. Finally, the right story has come along for me to apply this and I thought I'd share some of the key lessons I've learned. 1. Choose Forms of Communication. Once you know what story you want to tell, start to consider the different forms of…

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Even if you aren't sure what an epistolary novel is, you've probably already read at least one without even realizing it, like The Color Purple, Dracula, or The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Starting to see a thread here? They're stories told through…

In the current world of electronic communication, epistolary looks more like an online weapons outlet than its much tamer true self. Then again, poisoned letters are at the heart of many great work…

Epistolary writing is where the novel is written in mostly documents which include letters and journal entries .

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