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Lessons From Grimm: How to Write a Fairy Tale Workbook
Modern fairy tales and retellings are more popular than ever.
If you’ve tried your hand at writing one but still feel you’re missing something, take a step back and learn writing techniques from the Brothers Grimm. This companion workbook to Lessons from How to Write a Fairy Tale takes you from finding your own fairy tale voice to plotting up to three fairy tales. Section Find Your Fairy Tale Voice Discover what is unique about the way you write a fairy tale. Whether you want to write royalty tales, twisted tales, or fairy tale romance, these exercises will help you pinpoint key elements that make up your fairy tale voice. Section Brainstorm a Fairy Tale Through questions and charts, maps and brainstorming space, you’ll be guided through the specifics of genre, character, setting, plot, theme, and fairy-tale magic. Alternatively, you can use the workbook to assist with editing as you record key elements of your story to make sure you’ve hit all the marks. Sections Three and Brainstorm more Fairy Tales Don’t be shy about writing in your workbook! With additional sections three and four, you can brainstorm two more tales or complete a trilogy. The Grimms’ fairy tales are rich with characters, settings, plots, magic, and more than can help you take your tale to the next level. Get started writing your fairy tale today.
If you’ve tried your hand at writing one but still feel you’re missing something, take a step back and learn writing techniques from the Brothers Grimm. This companion workbook to Lessons from How to Write a Fairy Tale takes you from finding your own fairy tale voice to plotting up to three fairy tales. Section Find Your Fairy Tale Voice Discover what is unique about the way you write a fairy tale. Whether you want to write royalty tales, twisted tales, or fairy tale romance, these exercises will help you pinpoint key elements that make up your fairy tale voice. Section Brainstorm a Fairy Tale Through questions and charts, maps and brainstorming space, you’ll be guided through the specifics of genre, character, setting, plot, theme, and fairy-tale magic. Alternatively, you can use the workbook to assist with editing as you record key elements of your story to make sure you’ve hit all the marks. Sections Three and Brainstorm more Fairy Tales Don’t be shy about writing in your workbook! With additional sections three and four, you can brainstorm two more tales or complete a trilogy. The Grimms’ fairy tales are rich with characters, settings, plots, magic, and more than can help you take your tale to the next level. Get started writing your fairy tale today.
154 pages, Paperback
Published August 13, 2020
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About the author
Shonna Slayton
23 books523 followersSHONNA SLAYTON is the author of the Fairy-Tale Inheritance Series of young adult novels, beginning with Cinderella’s Dress.
She edited curriculum for an education company before homeschooling her own children using literature-based whole book learning. She’s taught writing using fairy tales in school classrooms and workshops, as well as in public libraries as a writer in residence. Instead of seeing her in person, you can get the Lessons from Grimm Series which includes a writer’s guide and workbooks for writers to learn fiction techniques through fairy tales.
Join her email list and receive a free story as a welcome gift. Be the first to learn of new books and get behind-the-scenes info you can't read anywhere else. Sign up on her website Shonna Slayton
She edited curriculum for an education company before homeschooling her own children using literature-based whole book learning. She’s taught writing using fairy tales in school classrooms and workshops, as well as in public libraries as a writer in residence. Instead of seeing her in person, you can get the Lessons from Grimm Series which includes a writer’s guide and workbooks for writers to learn fiction techniques through fairy tales.
Join her email list and receive a free story as a welcome gift. Be the first to learn of new books and get behind-the-scenes info you can't read anywhere else. Sign up on her website Shonna Slayton
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