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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Universal Plots: the unlikely hero on a quest
It’s hard to write a completely new story. Most stories are new versions of old stories. The characters might be a little different, the setting might change but the plot is similar to ones that have been written before. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged story writing help for kids, universal plots
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Random thoughts on getting started with story: have a character find something unusual in an unexpected place.
For example: Two seven-year-old boys discover a strange looking bottle in the school sandpit. When one of them wipes it on his shirt to clean it a genie appears in the middle of the schoolyard. (chapter book) When twin eggs … Continue reading