Children's Novel Writing for Beginners
Materials for Writing
A course by Lisa Thompson , Children's Author
About the video: Materials for Writing
Overview
“Let me first talk about the materials that I find useful for writing―whether it be journals, mood boards, or apps.”
In this video lesson Lisa Thompson addresses the topic: Materials for Writing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Novel Writing for Beginners. Learn to create contemporary and vibrant fiction for young readers, inspired by your memories..
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials for Writing In this lesson, I'll share with you the materials that I use to write. I write all of my books using a laptop and I use Word to write my books. There are various writing packages, but I use the basic Word. I make notes in notebooks, but I've discovered that I used to have lots of different notebooks all over the place with different ideas, different plans all jumbled up. Now, I tend to use one notebook. In this book, I would write ideas, character names, planning, things like these. These notebooks have become my writing bible, the things I like to use the most. For wr...”
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Course summary for: Children's Novel Writing for Beginners
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Areas
Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Lisa Thompson
A course by Lisa Thompson
Lisa Thompson is a children’s author from the UK. When she was nine years old she wrote her first book and realized that she could live out her dreams through writing. However, Lisa went on to pursue a career making radio programmes for the BBC for many years before she became a professional writer.
Inspired by creating a sense of mystery in real-world settings, she has written several books including The Light Jar, Owen and the Soldier, The Boy Who Fooled the World, and her best-selling book The Goldfish Boy. Lisa also gives talks and workshops at schools and book festivals, and has been nominated for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
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