How to write a story?

There's a difference between writing a story and writing a good story. A good story is one people will remember and learn something from. Before writing your first sentence, you need to first know what makes a good story? Here are the most important and common factors that makes a good story.

Good/Meaningful Theme

• What do you want to tell your reader with your story? (e.g True love can overcome all fears? The will of man can defy even fate.)

Engaging Plot

• A good story consists of an interesting and engaging plots that make readers want to know what happens next?

Original Writing

• Your story ideas or concepts must be special enough to stand out from others. One most common aspect is the originality of your story's universe and reality.]

Story Structure

• How should your story be told to maximise the impact of the plot?
  
• Most stories follow the Three Act Structure which consists of Introduction, Main Conflicts and Resolution. Understand the Three Act Structure as a basic guide for fiction writing.

Suspense

• Suspense serves as anticipation for your readers, injecting mysteries and questions in them to feel involved in your story.
  

Plot Twist

• Plot twists are the spices in your story to surprise your readers' perceptions as they read and unravel new things along the way.
  

Believable and Well Developed Characters

• Your characters' speech and actions should reflect their inner personalities and always be consistent. (e.g. A selfish and love obssessed character will not be convincing if he/she retreats silently when he/she realizes that his/her beloved is cheating on him/her.)
• Your characters' lives, personalities and objectives must be clear enough in order for your readers to care and worry for their situations.
  

Direction

• Where is your story heading? What purpose does each scene contribute to the climax and resoultion/ending?
• A good story wraps up nicely and does not leave too many unintended loose ends for readers to wonder and question.