Deliver a complete story with edit evidence
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An original 600–900-word story with a character want, obstacle, consequential choice, two revised passages and an editing note.
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What to include
- Compose an original 600–900-word story or clearly stated accessible equivalent.
- Show a character want, meaningful obstacle and choice with consequence.
- Maintain an intentionally chosen viewpoint.
- Include two before/after passages and specific edit reasons.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- Story causality: decisions lead to consequences.
- Craft: viewpoint and scene/summary choices serve the event.
- Originality: text is learner-created, not copied source fiction.
- Revision: evidence shows specific changes and their effects.
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The idea in everyday life
Complete means that the story’s central action has reached a consequence, not that every character problem is cured. Use the original promise and choice to test the ending. A style edit checks tense, names, viewpoint and clarity after the plot works. Count words using a document tool or a manual paragraph estimate; do not manufacture an exact software test.
An ending answers the central choice even when some facts remain open.
Deliver a complete story with edit evidence — worked practice
An ending answers the central choice even when some facts remain open.
Model ending: “At five, Mira set the blank card beside the verified titles. This time she wrote on it: TITLE BEING CHECKED. Jo’s folder waited on the table, open to the donation note. Mira left a message asking the donor to confirm the title, then drew the display curtain back. One space remained unfinished; none pretended otherwise.” The identity question remains open, but Mira’s choice about truthful credit has a concrete outcome.
1. 6.1 Deliver
Draft the beginning, expanded exchange, choice and consequence into a 600–900-word story. If needed, expand only actions or details that reveal the pressure rather than padding the word count.
You should see: The full prose includes the central event, not only a planning outline.
2. 6.2 Deliver
Trace the central want from premise to ending. Highlight the sentence where the character acts and the consequence visible by the final paragraph.
You should see: The pending card resolves the honesty choice.
3. 6.3 Deliver
Check names, tense and viewpoint in a separate pass. Read dialogue punctuation and ambiguous pronouns in context; fix a mismatch without rewriting an intentional style choice.
You should see: Consistency checks are recorded separately from craft judgments.
4. 6.4 Deliver
Package the story, premise, two before/after passages and a 100-word edit note. Identify one deliberate uncertainty and one remaining revision need instead of claiming the story is objectively perfect.
You should see: The packet shows original composition and observable edits.
What to finish
A complete story packet with revision evidence and an honest craft note.
Watch for this
Calling an unexplained disappearance a meaningful ambiguous ending when the central action never happens.
How can I tell I understand it?
Another reader can locate the want, choice and consequence in your full story.
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Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Read sensory imagery, precise nouns/verbs and purposeful description; original LifeStarter samples and exercises replace source activities.
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