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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…
I love Welsh legends. They’re full of larger than life characters, unexpected flashes of humour and half the time they don’t even try to make sense. So when, last March, I was offered the chance to write a whole book of them for the Scholastic Classics series, I leaped at them with the enthusiasm of…
Week three of my story challenge is all about characters, and here are some of my top tips for creating your own fictional characters. Names I get names from all over the place. Real names Names of stars, planets, trees, fruit etc Street names, city names Nonsense words, words spelled backward Make a list of…
