Mike Klaassen

Mike Klaassen is the author of Backlash: A War of 1812 Novel, two young-adult novels (Cracks and The Brute), and Klaassen's Classic Folktales, a series of fairytales retold as novellas: Hansel and Gretel and The Frog Prince. Mike has also written two nonfiction books: Scenes and Sequels: How to Write Page-Turning Fiction and Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life. He publishes For Fiction Writers, a free monthly ezine about the craft of writing fiction. For more, visit www.mikeklaassen.com

Mike's primary area of interest on Wikipedia is in improving the quality of articles in the category of Fiction.

Articles of interest to Mike

Category: Fiction

• Fiction
• Genre
• Genre fiction
• Young-adult fiction

Subcategory: Character

• Character (fiction)
• Character flaw
• Character sketch

Subcategory: Plot

• Plot (narrative)
• Scene (fiction)
• Dramatic structure
• Plot device
• Plot hole
• Story arc
• Deus ex machina
• Suspension of disbelief
• Storyline

Subcategory: Setting

• Setting (literature)
• Dream world (plot device)

Subcategory: Theme

• Theme (literature)

Subcategory: Style

• Style (fiction)
• Show, don't tell
• Exposition (literary technique)
• Summary
• Narrator
• Narrative
• Imagery
• First-person narrative
• Third-person narrative
• Point of view (literature)
• Continuity (fiction)
• Stream of consciousness writing
• Dialogue (fiction)
• Monologue
• Narrative thread

Category:Young adult novels for boys