By:
Sabrina Y.
During
my summer, I went to an amazing three-week summer camp
called Explo. I took many classes including a Fantasy Writing Course. There, we dressed up in crazy costumes
to create monsters, we wore stage makeup like our create characters, designed
maps of our worlds, and we got to turn normal objects into something that might
appear in a fantasy novel. Now,
all of this was very fun, and I truly feel that we learned how to bring our
fantastical ideas to life! So, follow
these three simple steps to write your own fantasy story!
1: Create a map of your world. It is
easier to describe your world in a
story if you know and can see where everything is located. Don’t forget to label your map, and
don’t be afraid to make up crazy names!
2. *Create a Character write up.
The template should look like
this. My examples are in blue.
Role (Antagonist, protagonist,
friend, sidekick, etc. . .): Protagonist
Gender/age/species: Female/ 15
years old/ princess and dragon
Traits (at least 3): intelligent,
protective, loyal, and humorous
Flaws (at least 2): Short-tempered
and always makes assumptions
Goals (at least 2) : Wants to break
the curse that turned her into a dragon, and find her way back home
Profession: Used to be a
princess, but now her job is to be a dragon warrior
Hobbies (at least 2): Practices
flame spitting , flying, and searches for the wizard that cast the spell at
her.
Physical Description: Golden Scales,
scar on left wing, long claws, sparkling eyes
Speaking quirk: Has a lisp
because she sticks out her forked tongue when she talks
*Remember, try to break
stereotypes! Change one or two
traits of cliché characters. For
example, maybe the “sidekick” could be female instead of male, and maybe she
ends up being the hero instead of just being the comic relief.
3. Keep writing and don’t stop! I know this is hard to do at first, but now that you have
a general idea of your story, write your story without editing! It’s
better to get all of your ideas down on the paper first.
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