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I've been reading up on screenwriting and story development to help me layout a good story arc for my children's chapter book stories. I've read several books that I believe are worth mentioning:
Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Teach Yourself Screenwriting by Raymond Frensham
How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James Frey
Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella
I just finished Save the Cat! and Mr. Snyder mentioned that having a board to pin story elements to helps identify where the holes are. He suggests to tack as much to the board as you can, so you can delve into writing with confidence...you know where to start and where it's going.
He also urges screenwriters to write a logline before they get started. This is a VERY short summary (28 words or less) of your story. The
Cracking Yarns blog was very helpful in this area and contains lots of other useful information too.
The Board
The Board - details
I've written and revised my first chapter book and will be sending it out to agents/editors that visited the last SCBWI Western WA conference last April and are accepting solicitations from attendees. While that's in the cooker, I've already started my second book and wanted to try using the board as Mr. Snyder suggested.
I have it all tacked down...now I need to start writing. Once I get cracking on that, then I'll know if spending the time writing, tacking, moving, and eliminating index cards was worth it. So far, I'd say it was a worthwhile exercise.
Hi group! Just checking in to let you know I have NOT been illustrating lately. I have been working on my children's book manuscript and am very excited after getting feedback from SCBWI's Great Critique here in Seattle.
The large group of participants paired off into small groups of seven. We were assigned a leader who is experienced in writing and being published. She also teaches children's lit at a local higher level school, and spent 7 years volunteering her time with SCBWI's local chapter. I received very positive feedback and practically skipped home on a very high note!
I've tightened up the manuscript even more and I'm very pleased with the outcome. I'll be true to my resolution this year, and get that baby mailed out! First stop, is to apply for one of SCBWI's grants.
There are many and I think anyone who is a member AND is an illustrator and/or writer, should look into these. There are quite a few grants to look at...check out the information here: SCBWI Grants Information
Just wanted to let you know that I have added a link to Watercolour Wednesdays in our sidebar as requested by Linda. I'm all for spreading the bloggy love!
WW looks like a great site (would love to join myself in fact! but they aren't taking new members) Anyway- go check them out!
Cheers
K
I learned about The Golden Rectangle in one of my composition classes. It is also referred to as The Golden Mean, The Golden Section, or The Golden Ratio...and is based on the rule of thirds. It's just another way to arrange the objects in your illustration to draw interest. I found a good online tutorial called Photo Composition Articles, a good read!
The Golden Rectangle
Above is my
Golden Rectangle...feel free to use this image! I wish I still had access to my notes on this topic...but unfortunately they've been packed already. If the edges were smoothed, this would look like a nautilus...very organic. Check out
Spirals and Snails.
Cancer: Keeper of the Garden
with The Golden Rectangle overlay
One can focus on the lines or the spaces to help with composition...and can even use more than one
Golden Rectangle in an image, in any direction.
Some other interesting links on this subject:
Phi and The Golden Section in Art CW Lawrence Photography: The Golden Section in Photo Composition
I came accross this on Boing Boing this morning. It is brillant.
"A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your stuff even though they have the low-res version. They have a Google Alert set for your name. They bookmark the eBay page where your out-of-print editions show up. They come to your openings. They have you sign their copies. They buy the t-shirt, and the mug, and the hat. They can't wait till you issue your next work. They are true fans..."-Kevin Kelly
To read further go to:
KK* The Technium
Hey Stacia, thanks for the heads up, I think posts like this are important if people aren't to feel that CC isn't just a vacuum in etherspace
That's awesome Stacia - well done! I've been working on a bit of a ms myself, but it's still in developing stages. looking forward to getting it out there more and I will check out those grants!!
all the best and keep us posted!
Thanks for the info