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Roald Dahl: Heroes and Monsters
Roald Dahl: The Greatest Secrets
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Roald Dahl: The Greatest Secrets

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  • Keep your eyes and ears open for new ideas
  • Ideas are like seeds – they need time to grow and may require pruning
  • Ideas can ‘disappear like a dream’ so they need to be written down
  • Include twists and turns to make the plot interesting
  • Jot down interesting facts

Dahl was a fastidious writer who was constantly thinking of his audience. He wanted his plots to be lively and fast moving with plenty of twists and turns. He would re-draft and edit stories numerous times until, when he read them aloud to himself, he was happy with the result and they made him laugh!