Introduction to Writing a Children’s Fantasy Novel
How to Pitch Your Story
A course by Piers Torday , Children's Author and Playwright
About the video: How to Pitch Your Story
Overview
“Sooner or later, you will need to share your story with the world. Here is some advice on how best to present your book to agents and publishers.”
In this video lesson Piers Torday addresses the topic: How to Pitch Your Story, 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
“How to Pitch Your Story Whether you've been working on your story for six months or six years, at some point, you'll have to share it with someone else. In this lesson, we're going to look at how to pitch your story to an agent. A question I'm often asked is when should I pitch my manuscript to an agent? When is the right time to share this piece of work I've been drafting privately for so many months with the outside world? The answer is always the same, when you know in your heart of hearts that it is the best it could possibly be. Do any elements of the story keep you awake at night? Do ...”
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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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