The first draft

Photo: Sam Hood/State Library of NSW

 

Writing, says our mate Jack Hart, is like organised thinking. Organising your information is the first step towards imposing order on the writing process, thereby disciplining the mind.

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Take a closer look – focus & organisation

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This week you’ll continue to research, and begin to organise the information you’ve found in a way which makes sense to you.

Finding the pieces – working out what you need to know

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Use class time to continue planning and researching your stories.

Story planning

Keep your eyes and ears open for the unique and unusual (Plastic face protection from snowstorms. Canada, Montreal, 1939. Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo / Het Leven / Fotograaf onbekend, SFA022813554.)

So you have a great story idea. What next?

That’s a Good Idea!

What makes great story ideas? Where do we find them, and once we do, what on Earth do we do with them?