Stu Duval Visits Russley School

Today we had a follow-up workshop with famous New Zealand author Stu Duval. Monday's session was cool stuff about drawing cartoons and creating characters. Today we learned Stu's writing tips, they are; 1. Don't start your story with a weather report, 2. Start your story with action, reaction, more action. 3. Put the bait on the hook and reel in your audience. 4. Get stuck? Write 5 possible scenarios. 5. Start at the end and work backwards using the five keys of what, where, who, when and why. 6. Write with music. Stu had great ideas for us as writers and we teachers are going to try some of his techniques. The photo shows Stu in action, watched intently by his audience.