Children's Novel Writing for Beginners
Writing and Finishing Your Draft
A course by Lisa Thompson , Children's Author
About the video: Writing and Finishing Your Draft
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share some tips on writing your first draft. You have your character, your setting, and your idea. Let's try to put it all together!”
In this video lesson Lisa Thompson addresses the topic: Writing and Finishing Your Draft, 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
“Writing and Finishing Your Draft Now, it's time to write. You have your character, a setting and an idea and hopefully, you've been inspired by something in your childhood that you can use. Sometimes, starting to write can be the hardest part and also finding time. It's the excuse that I hear most from the people that I meet day to day. "I would write a book but I don't have the time." "I can't find the time to sit and write." It's something that I said to myself for years and years. I'll give you some tips to help you with finding time to write and making the start. Try and use the time yo...”
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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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