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Top tips for young aspiring writers from author Rebecca Abrams

Top tips for young aspiring writers from author Rebecca Abrams
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  • Top tips for young aspiring writers from author Rebecca Abrams
  • Duration: 02:31
  • Novelist Rebecca Abrams offers advice for young aspiring fiction writers by offering tips on how to: find inspiration; learn about writing dialogue; dream up characters; devise plots; and so fill that frightening empty page. But above all, she says, it is important to remember that no one expects someone to pick up a violin and play it straightaway. It is the same with writing – you have to learn the basics, build on them, and practise. First broadcast in the Learning Zone on BBC2 in January 2012 as part of the programme How to write.
  • Subject:

    English

       Topic:

    Writing: Narrative Fiction

  • Keywords: Howtowrite, Rebecca Abrams, plot, creative writing, narrative fiction, plot, dialogue, character, inspiration, memory, why should I write;
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  • When discussing creative writing and story telling. Helping children getting started with creative writing.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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