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Start with something
INTE RESTING
Thinking is the M OST
IM PO RTANT part
You have to have
lots of ideas to be
original!

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 Tell the reader, without
actually telling them
Grab attention instantly
you have 7 seconds!
Cut straight to the
action

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Make the reader believe

the hero will fail!
Make the reader feel they
are right there!
Build momentum, save
the best till last!

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Make the reader believe

the Protagonist will fail!
Make the reader feel they
are right there!
Build momentum, save
the best till last!

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Makes the story come

alive!
Helps us get to know the
characters
Moves the plot
forward

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Actions speak louder
than words!
Form a picture in the
mind – seeing is
believing!
Convince the reader,
don’t just tell them

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ever seen a superhero go
toilet?
First ideas are usually the
worst
Be better
than basic –
be brilliant!

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Plan your ending

before you begin
First and last lines are
what people remember
most
Clinch the deal!

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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print half size (2 per page) and add magnets to

use on the whiteboard to model skills!
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Tip: Print and laminate, then add magnets to use on

the whiteboard to model skills!
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