Mastering the Writing Process: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this short video, I show my writing process. But this process is not a quick one.

After getting an idea, I let it marinate in my mind for a while. I read at least 30 books about the theme/topic of my idea. I watch cartoons. I take notes. I go for walks to shake the ideas in my head.

And after a month or six months or a year, I have the idea finalized. I then outline the beginning, middle, and end. And that’s when I write my first draft.

And then, it’s time to send my draft to my critique partners and revise, revise, revise. I believe my picture books take an average of six months to be ready.

In this video, I quickly outline my process. In my other videos, you can check more details of each step. All videos offer different picture book mentor texts. My videos, presentations, and free resources are all included in this Vlog/newsletter. Some topics already covered are:

1. Story Structure
2. Plot, Climax
3. Theme
4. Add humor
5. Hooking the Reader, Page Turners
6. Descriptive Language
7. Character Traits

Some topics to come:

1. Character Arc
2. Point of View
3. Show, Don’t Tell
4. Revision + Critique Partners
5. And More.

Ideal to teach writing craft or to apply it to your own writing skills.

Here are the video + the slides. Check earlier activity kits.

Next week – Point of View + Perspective (how would you feel if…)