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Podcast: Viewpoints with Henry Grossek
Episode: Seven Steps to Writing Success with Creator and CEO Jen McVeity
Description: Jen is the author of over 20 books, and her novel Dreamcatcher was a popular Year 7 novel studied in schools. It won the Family Award, the Environment Award – and the award for the most stolen book from the Hawaii State Library.
Back in 2005, Jen was on the presenting circuit, teaching ‘wannabe’ authors strategies for writing. It dawned on her that the author techniques she was teaching to adults could be applied equally well to children. Children are never really taught how to write a story, they are just expected to do it. They are taught the standard ‘formula’ (introducti...