Introduction to Writing a Children’s Fantasy Novel
Writing Your Synopsis
A course by Piers Torday , Children's Author and Playwright
About the video: Writing Your Synopsis
Overview
“A synopsis is not just a description of what happens in your story, but a valuable document you can use to present your idea to agents and publishers. In this lesson we’ll look at how to summarise all the elements of your story into a concise pitch.”
In this video lesson Piers Torday addresses the topic: Writing Your Synopsis, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Writing a Children’s Fantasy Novel . Write your first children’s novel by developing a synopsis for your story and building a fictional world with compelling characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Writing Your Synopsis Now you've had your idea, developed your characters and begun to structure your story, it's time to create that document which will be your final project. In this lesson, we're going to look at how to write a synopsis. I've never met a writer who likes writing a synopsis. They're boring to do and they're hard work. Why am I asking you to do one? Because there's no escaping the fact they're really important. Whether you like to make things up as you go along or plan everything in last detail, as I said in the previous lesson, you do need to prepare. The document we're a...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Writing a Children’s Fantasy Novel
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Children's Literature, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing
Piers Torday
A course by Piers Torday
Piers Torday is an author, playwright, and educator from Northumberland, England. As a children’s author, he is dedicated to harnessing the power of imagination through creative writing. The art of writing has always been present in Piers' life: He wrote his first cartoon at age seven, which was about a superhero called Super Sid, and won a competition in a local newspaper. His father, the late Paul Torday, is the author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was later adapted into a film.
For Piers, writing children’s novels is a way to engage young readers, inspire them to ask big questions, and shape the minds of tomorrow. His most notable work includes The Lost Magician, The Frozen Sea, The Last Wild Trilogy, and There May Be a Castle. Piers also received the Guardian Award for Children’s Fiction in 2014. In a review for the trilogy, The Times states that Piers is “the new master of books for children.”
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