Hi everyone. I have just not had a minute to write a new post for the AYW blog and I am so sorry! I just hope you are all ok.
Continuing with the story theme, the last session (22nd October) saw us looking at way to build a plot. The idea that an IDEA plus a CHARACTER can create a plot was explored, with the Young Writers creating a "plot sheet" with characters on one side and situations on the other which could then be linked together by a line drawn between them - and the assignment was then to produce a story from those various "ingredients". This is based on a "Plot Book" I created some years ago for my own use which followed the same principal - and it is in fact a wholly effective way to get the creative juices flowing!
I have promised the Young Writers that I will try to bring a dummy copy of Word Magic 2 in to the next session (this Saturday 5th November). The layout is almost finished now and it would be great to get their reactions so I will do my best - even if it is not the whole book. It has actually proved quite a challenge this time, trying to give everyone's work equal exposure but I must say I am pretty happy with what I have managed to do so far.
So will sign off for now but look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
No comments:
Post a Comment