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1、HowtoWriteaStoryIntroductionWeareallstorytellers.Andstoryisallaroundus.Afterall,whatisaTVshoworamovie?Whatisabook?Whatdoyoutellyourparentswhentheyask,"Howwasyourday,dear?"Youguessedit—astory.Youcanwriteastoryaboutanythingyouwant.Allyouneedarethebasics.Youwouldn'tbakeacakewithoutkn
2、owingtheingredients,right?Sobeforeyouwrite,ithelpstoknowtheingredientsofastory.Therearethreegreatsecretstocreatingastory......unfortunatelynobodyknowswhattheyare.Justkidding.Actuallythesearethesecrets:1.PRACTICE2.PRACTICE3.PRACTICEPracticechangedmefrombeingakidwholikedtodrawandwri
3、te,intoanadultwhohaswrittenandillustratedmanychildren'sbooks.Wouldyouliketobeastorywriter,too?I'llshowyouhow.StoryStructureAstoryislikeaSNAKEwithitstailinitsmouth.Ithasabeginning,amiddleandanend.Somestoriesevenendupinthesameplacetheystarted.Forexample,inTheWizardofOz,Dorothystarts
4、outinKansas,travelstoOzinacycloneandendsupbackinKansas.Inmybook,SurfGeckototheRescue!MokitheGeckostartsouthappy,getsmadaboutpollutionandendsuphappyattheend.Yougettheidea.Readytostartyourstory?Thengrabapencilandpaper,oropenupanewfileonyourcomputer,andawaywego!MainCharacter--Thepers
5、on,animalorthingyourstoryisaboutEverystorystartswithamaincharacter.Itcanbeanyanimal,humanorthingyouwantittobe.Onesuggestion:trychoosingamaincharacteryouliketodraw,ifyouplantoillustrateyourstory.Startbyaskingyourselfsomequestions:?Whoisyourmaincharacter??Whatdoeshe,sheoritlike/disl
6、ike??Whatisyourcharacter'spersonality??Whatdoesyourcharacterlooklike?Whenyoustartgettinganswers,youcandrawacharacterweb,likethisexample.Putyourmaincharacter'snameinthecircleinthemiddle,andallofhisorhercharacteristicsalongthelinescomingoutofthecircle.Here'sanotherhint:Drawapictureo
7、fyourmaincharacter.Thatwillhelpyouvisualizewhatheorsheislike.Setting--WhereyourstorytakesplaceEverystoryneedstotakeplacesomewhere.Well,duh,youmightsay.Butyourstory'ssettingcanhaveeitherabigorlittleimpactonthestory.WhatwouldTheWizardofOzbewithoutOz?Justastoryaboutagirlandadogindust
8、yoldKansas,that'swhat.Askyourself