Across
- 4. a saying utilizing a group of words not be be taken literally
- 9. one who solves crimes
- 10. a person who creates a story, poem or novel
- 13. time, daily writing or record keeping
- 15. unfinished version of a creative writing piece
- 16. requires the element of magic
- 17. conversation in literal form
- 18. a type of fiction that might be based on artificial intelligence technology
- 20. the villain in a short story
- 22. contents or requirements in a piece
- 23. figure of speech comparing two things with the use of like or as
- 24. the main character of a story
Down
- 1. a fundamental element in helping solve a mystery
- 2. a set of instructions or rules
- 3. a group of sentences that focus on one topic within a story
- 5. a genre option for writing
- 6. journey, monomyth, a common template for a story with a hero
- 7. a form of artistic expression
- 8. conventional way to group words and punctuation
- 11. the supportive member to the protagonist
- 12. something used as a measure or level of attainment
- 14. a group of words beginning with the same letter
- 18. story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting
- 19. a group of lines that form a verse
- 21. a result of using the mind to think