story time

When I do school visits, talks, interviews and so on, one of the most frequently asked questions is 'where do you get your ideas from?' As I say on the website, they come from all over the place. You just have to recognise a story when it waves at you. The next thing is to say, 'what if?'

Shall we try a BRAND NEW FEATURE on the blog?

It's a Story Spin. Now and again, I'll give you an idea, and you can decide if you want to make a story from it. If you like, give it a special notebook and illustrations, but it's best to whizz down your ideas and put a draft on scrap paper first. Pop a few words in the comment box if you want to tell us how it's going on.

So, for the first Story Spin -

A girl goes to the piano to do her music practise, but as she plays, she finds she is playing a tune she has never heard before. It's very beautiful, and it's as if the piano knows it and needs to play it.

Over to you now. By the way, I started with a girl, but it can be a boy if you prefer.