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Roald Dahl: The Greatest Secrets
Background
Ideas
- 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!
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