Children's Novel Writing for Beginners
Planning a Story
A course by Lisa Thompson , Children's Author
About the video: Planning a Story
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share how I am a very reluctant planner when it comes to novel writing, but how I believe that it is necessary to do so. I will show you my methods to help me to stay on track when writing a first draft. I will also talk about how important it is to 'show' your readers what is going on with your character instead of 'telling' them.”
In this video lesson Lisa Thompson addresses the topic: Planning a Story, 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
“Planning a Story I don't think it's necessary to plan for your projects. After all, we're writing a piece of around a thousand words. We don't need to plan too much for this. I do think it's useful to share with you how I plan. I learned planning more as I became a writer. I didn't plan my first novel, "The Goldfish Boy". I had an idea, sat down and started writing. I got myself into lots of different tangles. I lost track of days of the week, I wasn't sure where my characters were and I found it hard doing lots of editing and rewriting. I learned the hard way that planning can be incredibl...”
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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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