Kerry Young has written three novels, Pao, Gloria and Show Me A Mountain, short- or longlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, Commonwealth Book Prize, Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and the East Midlands Book Award.
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Sometimes, when we think about our story or book we get distracted by the plot. We list and describe what happens….
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Using different coloured post-its. Choose a colour (say pink) and write the central themes of your story on separate post-its. For…
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To be authentic, and have an authentic voice, we must write from our experience. We take what was or is real…
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Think of a ‘true’ incident in your past. An incident in which something mattered. Maybe it was the moment you realised…
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A story/book has themes. It is about something – for example love, loss, grief, happiness, forgiveness, guilt, the meaning…
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Write a synopsis of your story/book. But write it more like a storyline. Detail the series of events, over time. Make…
