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Lesson 3 Assignments

PLEASE NOTE: Beginning this month, you should be writing your story (if you haven’t already begun). Therefore, you will notice the homework load gradually diminishing to dedicate as much time as possible to your writing. With this in mind, April is the last month you will see Extra Credit Assignments (all of which are due on May 31). You will, however, still be able to earn Extra Participation Credit through June.

Assignment #3 (required) – Beginnings
Worth 30 House Points
Due April 30
Turn in completed work HERE or email to owl@sollarna.com (Important: Emailed assignments must include your HOL name, and the subject line should state the assignment number.)

  1. As described in Lesson 3, fill out a Character Worksheet for a main character. Print the Character Worksheet Here. Alternately, you can jot down the details in a format of your preference, including longhand. If you print the worksheet, you will need to scan or photograph it. You may also type the content of your worksheet in a post or email. (10 points)
  2. Fill out a chapter outline for two or three chapters, in a format similar to J.K. Rowling’s format. You may CLICK HERE to fill out my version and/or print it, or you may draft your own. Remember, you are not obligated to use all the ideas you include on your outline. Once completed, turn it in either in the forum or through email. If you printed or hand-wrote your outline (the method I use!), then you may need to either scan or photograph it. Please let me know if you encounter any difficulties while turning in this assignment. (10 points)
  3. Fill out (as much as you can) and “sign” Eva Deverell’s “Licence to Write” (pdf). Instead of printing, you may also type the answers in a post or email. (10 points)

Extra Credit #2 – Keep Going! 
Worth 30 House Points
Due May 31
Turn in completed work HERE or email to owl@sollarna.com (Important: Emailed assignments must include your HOL name, and the subject line should state the assignment number.)

Please choose a combination from the following options that adds up to 30 points. (There are 75 points-worth from which you may choose.) :

  1. Share your first chapter. (30 points)
  2. Outline three more chapters (bringing you to Chapter 5 in your story). If you print the outline, you will need to scan or photograph it. You may also type the content of the outline in a post or email. (15 points)
  3. Fill out three more character worksheets for three more characters. If you print the worksheets, you will need to scan or photograph them. You may also type the content of your worksheets in a post or email. (15 points)
  4. Fill out three worksheets of your choice, listed in the Chapter 3 Resources. If you print the worksheets, you will need to scan or photograph them. You may also type the content of your worksheets in a post or email. (15 points)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you encounter difficulties completing or turning in your homework assignments.

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Lesson 3 Resources

Advice on Writing
(from popular authors)
J.K. Rowling:

· “Sometimes you have to get your writing done in spare moments here and there.”
· “What you write becomes who you are… So make sure you love what you write!”
· “I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I’m in good company there.”
· “I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It’s totally for myself.”

Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules for Writing:

1. Write.
2. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
3. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.
4. Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is.
5. Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong andhow to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
6. Fix it. Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.
7. Laugh at your own jokes.
8. The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.

Do you love novel-building worksheets?
(I do!)

Eva Deverell has the best collection of noveling worksheets.
CLICK HERE to browse her vast printable PDF worksheet offerings.

My favorite Eva Deverell PDF worksheets include:

  • Love Your Antagonist
  • Opening Scene
  • How to Create a Magic System
  • Worldbuilding Geography
  • Worldbuilding Technology
  • Setting the Scene
  • Ticking Clock
  • The Try/Fail Cycle
  • Plot Twist
  • The End
  • Writing a Synopsis

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