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Category: Creative Writing

Support Your Plot with a Story Arc

By The kidCourses Crew Posted on June 29, 2017 Posted in Creative Writing, Taking it Offline
Support Your Plot with a Story Arc

The plot of most stories figuratively forms the shape of an arc. A story arc graphs the typical way that a character meets and solves dilemmas and then emerges from a plot as a more developed individual. You can use …

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Group and Individual Writing Game to Encourage Creativity

By Guest Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Creative Writing, Taking it Offline
Group and Individual Writing Game to Encourage Creativity

One of the things that many parents struggle with is teaching their children to love writing and to associate it with fun rather than being something that they are forced to do. The best way to do this is to …

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Creative Writing Activity: Fish Out of Water

By The kidCourses Crew Posted on May 14, 2014 Posted in Creative Writing, Taking it Offline
Creative Writing Activity: Fish Out of Water

A plot based on the fish out of water scenario follows a character who steps into a situation, community or lifestyle that is totally different from his or her customary environment. The move may be voluntary, as in the story …

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Your Character’s Internal Need Versus External Goals

By The kidCourses Crew Posted on April 29, 2014 Posted in Creative Writing, Taking it Offline
Your Character’s Internal Need Versus External Goals

When you write a story, creating three-dimensional characters can be a challenge. You may choose unique, evocative names for your characters and provide detailed physical descriptions of each, but you must instill them with human qualities to truly bring them …

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Creative Writing for Kids: The Seven Basic Plots

By The kidCourses Crew Posted on March 31, 2014 Posted in Creative Writing, Taking it Offline
Creative Writing for Kids: The Seven Basic Plots

In 2004, Christopher Booker published  The Seven Basic Plots—Why We Tell Stories, an iconic book that was 34 years in the making. In it, Booker identifies seven common story lines that he believes encompass the plots of virtually all of …

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