Skryf aksietonele wat boei!
“You should write the fast stuff slow and the slow stuff fast.” – Lee Child
Hoe gemaak met kritiek?
Selfs Shakespeare was nie van kritiek gevrywaar nie.
Wat maak stories opwindend?
Jou protagonis het ‘n doelwit. Maak die hekkies in die pad volop en hoog.
Arriveer laat en waai vroeg!
“Enter late and leave early.” — Alfred Hitchckock
Konflik stuur stories
“What sound is to music, conflict is to story.” — William Bernhardt
Redigeer jou skryfwerk
“Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear.”
— Patricia Fuller
5 Dinge wat voornemende skrywers moet weet
“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” — William Faulkner
Karakterisering in jou storie.
Vervelige karakters = vervelige storie
Ma se Kos
“ ‘Vreet of vrek,’ vertel jou kinders vir my.” My buurvrou giggel.
Kersfees vir tieners/Christmas for teens
Soos ‘n ‘tween’ oor Kersfees/Like a tween about Christmas Fees? “Hoekom hou ander mense tydens Kersfees ‘n groot fees en ons nie?” Jongste se oë is groot onder sy frons. …