Writing for Younger Readers Young Middle Grade, early readers, chapter books – writing for emerging readers is a special privileged and responsibility. “Chapter books are … where a love of […]
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How to write a pitch Writing a pitch before I begin a new story, or at the very early stages, has really helped me create stories that are more streamlined
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Where to find ideas Where do you get your ideas from? It’s probably one of the questions writers are asked the most. In truth, the answer is very complicated. Neil
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Openings The most important word in your book is the first one, then the next, then the first sentence and then paragraph, then page, then the next page, and chapter
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Start with 2D characters, stock, like you would find in a sitcom to make sure all the characters in your novel are different. The Nerd. The Funny One. The Adventurer.
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