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In honour of a birthday (shared with Percy Jackson!) we had a look at our characters at Story Club. When were they born? Morning, evening? Spring, Summer? How to use this in a story? Perhaps a morning birth means the character is awake early. Perhaps a Spring birth means a love of first flowers, the world waking up. And then there is astrological sign!  Our Story Club was also special due to a special guest - artist John Crawford.  Surrounded by art, with birthday cheer in the air, it was easy to get inspired!
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In this week’s writing workshop, we looked at how to end our stories. Think ‘circle’. To write the ending, we go back to the beginning … Can we use the same setting at the start and end of the story, for a feeling of completion? Or perhaps something similar happens, like the character drinking a cup of tea, looking out a window. The other topic we explored was character growth. Can we show, not tell, the changes in our characters at the finish? Fantastic story ideas were shared around the room. A futuristic oceanic world with a school boat, a scar from a snake to show the past ‘literally bit’, and a character who learns to use words, not just images, to communicate. Beginning and ending ideas included otters playing in both scenes, not just the setting being the same but the time as well, and parents making their kids do the same wild adventurous action as they were made to do.  I can't wait to read some of the stories brewing ...
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March 2023
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