Today a famous author came to talk to us about how to write a great story. Peter Millet has written amazing stories including BOY ZERO and JOHNNY DANGER!
2. A story must have one STAR (HUMAN CHARACTER) that we care about and leads us through the story (like Luke Skywalker). Choose a simple character and make them INTERESTING
3. A good story draws the reader inside the story (like you are actually there!).
4. Take something ordinary and make it extraordinary (like going on a boat ride with gran, a hole appears in the boat, and there are sharks around the boat). Or
5. Have an extra bonus feature (like a treasure chest on the boat) which is a twist in the story plot.
6. Have a good nasty problem! The main character is in trouble! How would I solve this!
7. A good story has SURPRISE solutions.
We then has to plan our LUNCH WITH GRANNY story.
Emma loved learning how to write stories!!
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