Name: Malorie Blackman: Writing for Young Adults
Released: 2021-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Special Interest

Former Children’s Laureate and bestselling author, Malorie Blackman imparts her wisdom in this course. Across 25 lessons, Malorie shares the tips and tricks that she’s amassed over 30 years as an author, to help you on your journey. You’ll learn about structure, plot, theme, setting, dialogue and characterisation – right through to publication and beyond.

2021 · 3m

EPISODE 1

Introduction

Malorie introduces the course aims and explains why she became a writer of Young Adult fiction.

3 min
EPISODE 2

Process

What to write, how to write and a fun writing game to help you generate and develop ideas.

9 min
EPISODE 3

Influences

Discover the early reading that inspired Malorie, and how you can expand your reading too.

7 min
EPISODE 4

Where Do Ideas Come From?

Learn how to uncover stories around you, and discover what sparked Malorie’s best-known books.

9 min
EPISODE 5

Theme

Add heart to your story with an idea that runs through your story like words through a stick of rock.

6 min
EPISODE 6

Story vs Plot

Understand the difference between story and plot with examples from Malorie’s writing.

10 min

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