The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel
The Inspiration
A course by Shaunta Grimes , Writer and Teacher
About the video: The Inspiration
Overview
“To begin with, I'll spend a few minutes on an exercise that will help you understand your inspirations and how they influence your writing. ”
In this video lesson Shaunta Grimes addresses the topic: The Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel. Learn how to transform an initial book idea into a physical plot board filled with scenes and different versions of the entire story.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Inspiration Welcome back. In this exercise, which I call the inspiration exercise, I'll show you how to pull the ideas that you have in your imagination out so that you can turn them into stories. You don't need to know what you want to write before you decide that you're going to plot a novel. I learned these exercises from an amazing author named Alexandra Sokoloff at a writer's conference many years ago. What you're going to do is spend maybe 10 minutes making a list of at least ten things that inspire you. If you don't know what to write about, it can be things that inspire you. If ...”
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Course summary for: The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Writing
Shaunta Grimes
A course by Shaunta Grimes
Writer and teacher Shaunta Grimes is a bestselling, indie-published author who firmly believes that a good story can change the world, and she is passionate about helping others turn their ideas into novels. Through an eclectic series of jobs, Shaunta has explored all types of writing, including journalism, blogging, legal writing, and copywriting. She unexpectedly got her start as an independent author in 2004 when she penned her first novel during NaNoWriMo, discovering that persistence and strategic thinking are the secrets to structuring a successful writing practice.
Since then, she has written a number of young-adult novels, some of which have been published by leading companies like Penguin and Macmillan. In 2015, she started an online writing school called Ninja Writers, where she shares her technique and inspiration with young writers who are as enthusiastic about stories as she is.
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