Lessons from Grimm by Shonna Slayton

Lessons from Grimm by Shonna Slayton

Modern fairy tales and retellings are more popular than ever.

If you've tried your hand at writing one but still feel you're missing something, take a step back and learn writing techniques from the Brothers Grimm.

This companion workbook to Lessons from Grimm: How to Write a Fairy Tale takes you from finding your own fairy tale voice to plotting up to three fairy tales.

Section One: Find Your Fairy Tale Voice

Discover what is unique about the way you write a fairy tale. Whether you want to write royalty tales, twisted tales, or fairy tale romance, these exercises will help you pinpoint key elements that make up your fairy tale voice.

Section Two: Brainstorm a Fairy Tale

Through questions and charts, maps and brainstorming space, you'll be guided through the specifics of genre, character, setting, plot, theme, and fairy-tale magic.

Alternatively, you can use the workbook to assist with editing as you record key elements of your story to make sure you've hit all the marks.

Sections Three and Four: Brainstorm more Fairy Tales

Don't be shy about writing in your workbook With additional sections three and four, you can brainstorm two more tales or complete a trilogy.

The Grimms' fairy tales are rich with characters, settings, plots, magic, and more than can help you take your tale to the next level. Get started writing your fairy tale today.

SHONNA SLAYTON is the author of the Entangled Teen YA novels Cinderella's Dress (Summer 2014) and Cinderella's Shoes (Fall 2015). She gets ideas from vintage diaries written by kids who, despite using different lingo, seem eerily similar to youngsters today. Shonna enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time with her husband and children in Arizona when she is not writing.