Hey there, Storyteller!As an author, I’m often asked very...

Hey there, Storyteller!

As an author, I’m often asked very similar questions – here are some answers.

How do you think of new characters?

Think about the characters in Roald Dahl’s books – they are hilarious, gross, or really super lovely. Feel free to exaggerate your own characters, you are the teller of the story. Readers won’t care about characters unless they are believable. Think about if you were your character, how would you feel? What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it.

Where do you get your ideas?

Go with those ideas most alive in you. Which ones evoke the most energy and passion?

How do you start a story?

You write. Write when you’re tired and when you don’t want to write. Try to write for an hour a night instead of watching TV. 100 words become 1000, becomes a manuscript. The first draft will always be rubbish, it always is, but keep going!

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