Children's Novel Writing for Beginners
Offered By: Domestika
Course Description
Overview
Learn to create contemporary and vibrant fiction for young readers, inspired by your memories.
In this course, Lisa teaches you how to tap in your surroundings, and evoke memories in order to make your stories realistic and vivid for your readers. Learn how to gather ideas and inspiration, establish your main character, connect to your audience, and share your work with the world. Are you ready to spark the imagination of young readers?
- Introduction
- Finding Ideas and Preparing to Write
- How to Enrich Your Writing
- Editing and Finishing Your Piece of Writing
- Final project
In this course, Lisa teaches you how to tap in your surroundings, and evoke memories in order to make your stories realistic and vivid for your readers. Learn how to gather ideas and inspiration, establish your main character, connect to your audience, and share your work with the world. Are you ready to spark the imagination of young readers?
Syllabus
- About Me
- Influences
- Materials for Writing
- Ideas
- Choosing Your Main Characters
- Finding Material in Your Past
- Planning a Story
- Researching to Connect with Your Audience
- The Importance of 'Show, Don't Tell'
- Music and Mood Boards
- Writing and Finishing Your Draft
- Editing Your Writing
- Sharing Your Writing
- How to make writing more vibrant for a younger reader
Taught by
Lisa Thompson
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