Justin Bennett - Copy of Middle_School_Workbook_Customizable_V3

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Table of Contents Introduction Letter 1 Novel Writing How-Tos Inner Editor Containment Button 3 What Makes a Novel a Novel? 4 Good Book, Bad Book 8 Creating Interesting Characters 11 - Character Questionnaire 13 Creating Conflict 16 Outlining Your Plot 20 Setting 31 Writing Really Good Dialogue 39 Boring Dialogue Handout 42 Comic Strip Worksheet 44 Getting Ready For NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo Survival Tips 48 National Novel Writing Month Contract 49 Word-count Chore Coupons 50 NaNoWriMo Calendars 52 Ready, Set, Write . . . And Keep Writing! NaNoWriMo’s Personal Chart of Noveling Progress 55 Back to the Beginning! 56 Details, Details, Details 60 Sub-plotting: The More Plots, the Merrier 72 Character Interviews on NaNo-TV 74 Lists, Lists, and Lists of Lists 81 I Wrote a Novel! Now What? The Workshop 86 Reader Review Worksheet 88 Unleash Your Inner Editor 90 Cleaning It Up 96 Choosing an Exceptional Excerpt 99 Writing a Superior Submission Letter 101
Hello, Novelist! Here it is, almost November, and you've decided to join over 100,000 people around the world next month who are brave and crazy enough to write a novel in 30 days. We know what you're thinking. You're thinking: Writing a novel sounds pretty cool. After all, when I'm done I can spend the rest of my life bragging about how I wrote a novel in a month. But still, isn't novel writing for, well, novelists? The answer, our friends, is no! Anyone can write a novel. You don't even have to know how to write a novel to write a novel. You just have to have a few ideas, some paper, and a pen. It's as easy as that. If you don’t have any ideas about what to write next month, don’t worry. We've put together this workbook to spark your imagination before NaNoWriMo. We'll walk you through creating awesome characters and settings. We'll show you how to create conflict, outline your plot, and write dialogue that will strike the deepest envy in writers the world over. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, we will be right by your side throughout NaNoWriMo with exercises that will help you boost your word count, create plot twists, and get to know your characters better than you might want to. Before you embark on your noveling adventure, we want you to know that whatever your word count at the end of November, you are extraordinary just for giving this a shot. Good luck, from all of us here at NaNoWriMo. May your words be many, your imagination be awakened, and your adventure be out of this world! 1
Page 1: Middle School Third Edition Creat
Page 6 and 7: Now that you’ve received the scar
Page 8 and 9: 7. Where and when does it take plac
Page 10 and 11: Out of all the books you’ve read
Page 12 and 13: 2. Title Author 3. Title Author Now
Page 14 and 15: The Antagonist The antagonist is th
Page 16 and 17: 16. Favorite books: 17. Favorite fo
Page 18 and 19: Ok, so you know who your characters
Page 20 and 21: Not to mention that no-good antagon
Page 22 and 23: Now that you’ve created some exci
Page 24 and 25: “I’ve been telling you, you sho
Page 26 and 27: Abigail honks until Boris finally h
Page 28 and 29: word the stage manager runs out to
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Page 32 and 33: FINAL NOTE ON PLOT! As you probably
Page 34 and 35: For each of the moods listed below,
Page 36 and 37: The last step is to apply your new
Page 38 and 39: Bonus Setting Exercises: Settings t
Page 40 and 41: (Supporting character’s name) (Su
Page 42 and 43: Here's a couple of example exchange
Page 44 and 45: Boring Dialogue Handout 42
Page 46 and 47: Comic Strip Worksheet 44
Page 48: Comic Strip Worksheet 46
Page 51 and 52: This is an agreement that lays out
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I hereby promise to render YOUR NAM
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I will write from to Word-count goa
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Here you are, ready to start your n
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Start In Medias Res In medias res (
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The noveling has begun, and you've
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What does the rain taste like? A ro
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What do you see inside? Word Bank f
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Embarrassment Taste: Touch: Smell:
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Smell: Sight: Word Bank for “Awes
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Sound: Does your brain hurt? We tho
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The More Plots, the Merrier A sure-
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One of the best ways to really get
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Host: Well, we wish you the best of
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Host: Good answer. Moving on, is th
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Host: Is there anything you plan to
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Protagonist Lists Hidden things in
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Bonus Exercise If you like lists an
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To get a clearer idea of what “he
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5. List three things you really lik
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Now use the novel draft you’ve go
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III. Plot and Conflict 1. In three
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2. Open your novel to one page, any
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Pick and Stick It is important to s
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Congratulations on completing your
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Next, you need to give the editors
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It’s finally your turn! Draft you
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