The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel
Developing the Scenes
A course by Shaunta Grimes , Writer and Teacher
About the video: Developing the Scenes
Overview
“During this lesson, I’ll talk about how to develop the most important scenes in your book so that they’ll be much easier to write. ”
In this video lesson Shaunta Grimes addresses the topic: Developing the Scenes, 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
“Developing the Scenes Welcome back, guys. In this lesson, we'll talk about developing scenes a bit more fully. This is an exercise that I first learned about when I saw Walter Dean Myers speak at a conference in Las Vegas, and it's also outlined in his book "Just Write: Here's How!" That's a book written for children, which means that if you're brand new to writing and you want to understand story structure, it's laid out very simply. I highly recommend it. Walter Dean Myer says you should develop 30 scenes more fully before you start writing. His outline for doing that is to come up with a...”
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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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