How to write a story about an animal

In order to write about any animal, you need to study in detail its behavioral characteristics, habitat and other characteristic features of the central character of your story. You also need to choose a storyteller and ponder the central storyline.

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To begin with, it will not be superfluous to determine who your character is, to which group of animals he belongs, to find out the features inherent only to him. To do this, you can find television programs dedicated to this animal, and read the stories of other authors, so as not to be repeated. Reading at least some stories dedicated to the future character of your story is also necessary in order to gather valuable information from them and, having processed it, create something truly unique. Very valuable in this regard is the work of Vitaly Bianchi, Nikolai Sladkov, Ernest Seton-Thompson and several other Russian and foreign authors, whose stories reveal the animal world in a very special way.

In addition, if you have such an opportunity, you can personally observe the behavior of this animal, see with your own eyes its small world, attitude to posterity, nutritional needs, and there may be something else inherent only to it. Moreover, famous storytellers about animals are familiar with their characters firsthand. Some of the writers lived in harsh conditions in taiga zones, hunted and, at the same time, studied the wild world of nature.

However, not everyone can conduct such an observation. The easiest way to observe the behavior of your pet. Having lived with him side by side for many years, you probably know more about him than anyone else. Accordingly, the story will turn out interesting, conveying vivid impressions of communication with a four-legged friend.

Storyteller figure

Before you write a story, you need to decide on whose behalf the narration will be conducted. The story can be conducted by a special character who heard from someone about this animal, was an outside observer, or was directly involved in the events. Also, the story can be presented on behalf of the animal itself. In this case, such a technique as humanizing animals, empowering them with human abilities is used. Dogs, cats, wolves, tigers and other animals that are storytellers tell about their hard lives in a language that you understand and often commit human acts.