Creative+Writing+Guidelines

The audience plays a very important role in storytelling - for their minds are the canvas on which the teller paints his tale. //Storytelling involves interaction, especially at the children's level.// Help your audience see things in their minds.
 * Adapting to our audiences: **

Storytelling seems to have become more difficult. Attention spans are shorter and more demanding, more sophisticated, yet less able to independently imagine or visualize. People seem to need more visual stimulation. Believe it or not, this can be accomplished in words!  ** When writing your story, please consider the major literary elements that are included in successful children’s books. Try to pay close attention to the following and make sure you can clearly identify: ** · ** Protagonist ** · ** Antagonist ** · ** Conflict ** · ** Setting ** · ** Character Development (characters should learn a positive lesson) ** · ** Turning Point ** · ** Resolution **
 * **Take the story as close to them as you can.**
 * **Keep it brief and simple**- especially for younger children - pare down to the heart of the story.
 * **Stimulate their senses** so they feel, smell, touch and listen and see vivid pictures.
 * **Describe the characters and settings,** and help them sympathize with the character's feelings.
 * **Aim your story at the younger ones** when telling to a audience of mixed ages!

__Guidelines__ : · **Your book will have a total of ten illustrations. Therefore, you must segment it appropriately.** · ** Try to conceptualize what points of the story will be illustrated. ** ·  ** Your book should be written for an age level for children ages 6-9. ** · ** First drafts must be uploaded by Wednesday, December 9. **