The National Book Development Council of Singapore (The Book Council) is a non-profit, charitable organisation committed to addressing the needs of publishers, book suppliers, and libraries, as well as the reading and writing communities. Founded in 1969, the Book Council has been setting the stage for a vibrant literary arts community in Singapore for the past four decades.
Drawing from his vast experience as a writer, Felix Cheong will introduce strategies to help you help your students who have weaker writing skills improve their narrative writing. Using a multi-media approach, Felix will take you through the basics of narrative writing, from the structure of plots to the use of descriptions, and offer suggestions for prewriting games as well as wri...
• balancing the elements: Being advocate for the public, the publisher and the author • who the writing’s for? What is its best form? • structural and line editing—how much of each is enough? • when to stop editing: when is the piece ‘just right’? • keeping the reader reading (with no blips!). Proofreading techniques • what an editor’s role and...