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Month: May 2021

End Your Quest with Bang

Posted on May 20, 2021May 16, 2021 by Claire

Today is the third part of my series on using fairy tales to write your own quest stories. For the first two parts see How To Start a Quest The Sticky Middle of a Story I’ve been working my way through The Leaves That Hung But Never Grew, which you’ll find in my collection of… Read on…

Posted in News and ExtrasTagged creative writing, fairytales, writing activities

The Sticky Middle of a Story

Posted on May 13, 2021May 12, 2021 by Claire

If you followed last week’s post on fairy tales you’ll have some ideas for sending your hero off on a quest. Now we come to the middle, where the story can often become bogged down and we have trouble working out what can happen next. Fortunately, fairy tales can help us. Remember The Leaves that… Read on…

Posted in News and ExtrasTagged creative writing, fairytales, writing activities

How To Start a Quest

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Claire

Hello all! I’ve been filming some short pieces about myths, legends and fairy tales and how to write them. It was so much fun, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts here. This week, I’m looking at how to set your story in motion. As my example, I’ve taken a classic quest story – The… Read on…

Posted in News and ExtrasTagged fairy tales, Writing, writing activities

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