A Few Tips Part 2

I would like to take this whole part and talk about The Magic Paragraph. Why? Because it is so important for every writer to know! And until about a month ago I didn't know about it!!! So here we go...

A magic paragraph. Definition: A single paragraph that is meant (if done correctly) to draw the reader into a fictional dream. It is hard to compose one during the first draft process. So I find it easier to insert them during the second draft stage.
A magic paragraph is composed of four parts:

1. Signal which head to enter. Start the paragraph right off the bat with whose head are we in? You can very easily destroy a magic paragraph by finding halfway through the paragraph we are in someone else's head than originally thought.

2. Twang a sense or start a thought process. Example: Jon smelled the musty air. It seemed it always rained on his bad days. The twanged sense here is smell and it brings with it a thought.

3. Show what the character experienced. Example: Jon felt an amplified ache in his chest as he watched her walk away. That echoing clip-clop of her high heels that had become so familiar left him forever. Here instead of saying: Jon sadly watched her walk off. The sound of her high heels clomped away forever. I showed what Jon felt and what he also saw and heard without making it two boring sentences.

4. Start the character thinking. To continue from the last segment: Jon wished he could call her back. Say he was sorry. But he couldn't. It was too late. Here I started Jon's thought process again.

And now you should have something resembling a magic paragraph! Though, Ron Benrey says it much better in his book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction. So if you want more on the subject read his book. He has an entire chapter on it.

(Note: I am not quite sure on the following but you should probably follow these steps in this order! Not sure though)

The final part still to come! Part three and a few last tips for writers.