Bestselling novelist and screenwriter Michaelbrent Collings

Writing for Kids 1.6--Exercises (And More!)

Exercise One--Beginning, Middle, and End Story

Exercise One--Answers

Exercise Two: Sample Outline

Exercise Two: Downloadable Student Outline--Print, Fill out, and SAVE!

Quiz 1

Writing for Kids 2.1--Intro

Writing for Kids 2.2--What Makes a Story Good

Writing for Kids 2.3--Conflict

Writing for Kids 2.4--Resolution

Writing for Kids 2.5--Exercise

Exercise One--Story Elements, Good and Bad

Exercise One--Thoughts on the story

Writing for Kids 2.6--Conclusion

Writing for Kids 3.1--Intro to Plot

Writing for Kids 3.2--Examples

Writing for Kids 3.3--EXERCISE

Writing for Kids 4.1--Intro and Why Characters Need to Be Believable

Writing for Kids 4.2--HOW Do You Make Characters Believable--Overview

Writing for Kids 4.3--HOW Do You Make Characters Believable--Consistent Behavior

Writing for Kids 4.4--HOW Do You Make Characters Believable--Flaws and Strengths

Writing for Kids 4.5--HOW Do You Make Characters Believable--Motivations

Writing for Kids 4.6--HOW Do You Make Characters Believable--Backstory

Writing for Kids 4.7--Character Arcs

Writing for Kids 4.8--Exercise one

Writing for Kids 5.1--Intro and Why Dialogue Matters

Writing for Kids 5.2--Example--Chet

Writing for Kids 5.3--Protip--Avoid Infodumps

Writing for Kids 5.4--How to Write Good Dialogue--Keep it Realistic

Writing for Kids 5.5--How to Write Good Dialogue--Show Don't Tell

Writing for Kids 5.7--Warning!!! Be Real...But Not TOO Real

Writing for Kids 5.8--Example Dialogue

Writing for Kids 5.9--Protip--Reading Aloud

Writing for Kids 5.10--THREE Exercises

Writing for Kids 6.1--Intro to Structure

Writing for Kids 6.2--Pacing

Writing for Kids 6.3--Chapters

Writing for Kids 6.4--Scenes

Writing for Kids 6.5--Scenes Protips

Writing for Kids 6.6--Exercises

Writing for Kids 6.7--Exercises: Discussion

Writing for Kids 6.8--Examples ofChapter Length

Writing for Kids 6.9--Examples Of Chapter Endings

Writing for Kids 6.10--Exercise Two and Conclusion