Writing Children's Novels from Start to Finish

Overview

“In this lesson I'll show you my favorite way to lay the groundwork for a story: think of a character, and ask yourself all about them.”

In this video lesson Olney Goin addresses the topic: Building the Foundations: Developing Ideas Around a Character, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Children's Novels from Start to Finish. Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary and write your first novel for young readers, from the initial idea to the final page.

Partial transcription of the video

“Building the Foundations: Developing Ideas Around a Character In this lesson we will see one of my favorite techniques to create a story: think of a character and ask yourself everything about him. The creation process always changes, not only from person to person, but also in the same author. In some cases, it comes from a sudden flash triggered by a chain of events that very rarely, when we look back, we managed to find exactly where the start of this chain was. In my personal case I must confess that very rarely have I had this spark and the results have not necessarily been the best. T...”

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Course summary for: Writing Children's Novels from Start to Finish

• Level: Beginner
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• 886 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 8m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Children's Literature, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing