How can you write a chapter book? Start with the brainstorming playlist for kids and continue on with the chapter book playlist where I give step-by-step instructions to help kids from the beginning to the end of a book.
For Chapter Eight, things are going downhill. Your characters make mistakes and fail. You could add more scenes here for a longer book.
Chapter One: The Miserable Life
Chapter Two: The Big Shock
Chapter Three: The Reaction to the Big Shock and Pursuing a New Goal
Chapter Four: Hitting Obstacles
Chapter Five: A Success Moment
Chapter Six: A Twist or Shock
Chapter Seven: A New Plan
Chapter Eight: Failures and Mistakes
Chapter Nine: The SAD All-Is-Lost Moment
Chapter Ten: The I-Can-Do-It Moment and Preparing for the Climax
Chapter Eleven: The Climax or Battle
Chapter Twelve: The Ending
Start with chapter one on this playlist. I give step-by-step instructions to help kids from the beginning to the end of a book.
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I'm the novelist of two acclaimed young adult novels and I've been teaching writing and ESL for over twenty years.
Penguin is publishing my writer's guide: The Busy Writers Guide to Finishing a Book in 100 Days. It's for adults and teens, but I share the same information for my kids' classes and camps. I help them learn advanced skills in a fun and easy way.
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