How to Conquer Writer’s Block: Tip 47
MAGIC STORYBUILDERS
Even though I write mostly realistic children’s fiction, I do keep a “magic” structural formula in my mind as I write, especially when I revise. I call them my magic story-builders, and I actually use them as a writing exercise to help kids create their own stories. Here they are, and you can fill in your own story:
ONCE UPON A TIME
EVERY DAY
ONE DAY (the day that is different–see Tip 40!)
BECAUSE OF THAT
AND THEN
BUT
TO HIS (HER) SURPRISE
FROM THEN ON
Rudimentary, but very helpful. Kids love them because they work!
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