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2017 SPRING Making Picture Book Stories
WEEK 0: Courage, Creativity and the Power of Words
Welcome! (0:42)
Creativity (20:45)
Courage (37:27)
The Power of Words (9:08)
Assignments
WEEK 1: The Creative Process & Story
The Creative Process (15:37)
Story (9:06)
Story Structure (14:42)
Intellectual Property (8:39)
Story Brainstorming: Post-It Exercise (2:48)
Week 1 Assignments
Week 2: Let's Make a Story!
Starting and Drawing (35:58)
Sharing and Organizing (2:31)
Critique Groups (Your Tribe) (13:35)
Week 2: Assignments
Week 3: Character Problems, Story Mapping and Putting it All Together
Characters and Problems (18:13)
Story Mapping (3:01)
Putting It Together (30:13)
Manuscripts (2:42)
Week 3 Assignments
Week 4: Personality Types, Character Development, Curiosity and Making A Dummy
Myers Briggs Personality Types and Your Creative Practice (6:25)
Character Development (8:38)
Curiosity (12:14)
Make a Dummy (13:19)
Week 4 Assignments
Week 5: Creativity, Design, First Pages and Page Turns
Inventing Creativity (8:44)
Design (14:40)
First Pages (15:56)
Page Turns (19:05)
Week 5 Assignments
Week 6: Story Development, Inciting Incident and Escalation
The Ugly Middle (4:11)
Inciting Incident and Escalation (22:24)
Case Studies (25:49)
Development (10:03)
Week 6 Assignments
Week 7: Pacing and Composition
Contrast (6:13)
Composition: Storytelling with Words, Pictures and Design (16:51)
Case Study (6:34)
Week 7 Assignments
Week 8 Beginnings & Endings, Plot Twists and Knowing Your Audience
Beginnings & Endings (28:54)
Your Target Audience (2:47)
Week 8 Assignments
Week 9: Revision, Tools and Presentation
Revision (19:49)
Tools (11:02)
Presentation (12:21)
Week 9 Assignments
Week 10: The Book Business and Your Career
The Book Business (13:11)
Your Career: What to Expect (18:46)
Book Sales Data & Career Paths (11:30)
Week 10 Assignments
Week 11: Agents, Editors and Publishing Folks
Agents (22:34)
Editors (16:08)
Publishing People! (5:30)
Reaching Out to Agents and Editors (9:32)
Week 12: Your Author Brand: Marketing, Websites and Social Media
Your Author Brand (4:27)
Website (14:58)
Social Media (3:54)
Ask Me Anything!
Literary Agent: Rubin Pfeffer (92:16)
Senior Children's Editor Mary Kate Castellani (96:59)
Literary Agent: Lori Kilkelly (108:51)
Children's Editor: Kate Farrell from MacMillan/Henry Holt (91:42)
Storyteller Workshops
Week 1 Workshop: Master Studies, Genius Scan and Live Post-It Exercise (119:35)
Week 3 Workshop: Story Mapping (94:21)
Week 5 Workshop (99:12)
Week 7: Workshop: Inciting Incidence, Escalation & Pacing (100:37)
Week 9 Workshop: How not to be generic, how to handle criticism in hard situations & working with InDesign (133:28)
Book Sales Data & Career Paths
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