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The fantastic learning adventures of "Out of This World" would not have been possible without the following people. My sincere thanks goes out to everyone involved.
The first task of OOTW was deciding on what learning objectives to focus on. Working with Bob Bowman (publisher at Youthlight), we were able to decide on the first four learning objectives (example: Anger Management (#1), Bullying (#2), etc.) With the learning objectives in place it was then up to me to write an engaging story full of fictional characters and exciting action. To entertain and teach at the same time is the ultimate goal.
I will try not to bore you with the details but I do want to describe my method of writing. In no way is this the only way to write a story, but it's mine and it works for me. I first start by deciding on the plot. I ask myself what I think would be cool to write about? A huge, angry, rampaging robot? Great. Our hero (Max) teaching the robot anger management skills? Yep. I now have a plot and have begun to develop the learning objective, in this case Anger Management.
I then begin to layout (with old fashioned paper and pencil) the scenes that will "tell" the plot. At this point I am beginning to estimate how many pages each scene will take, as I only have 22 pages to work with, give or take one or two.
With the plot completed and the scenes sketched out on paper I turn to my trusty computer and begin the typing process. As I write from my notes I make sure that I clearly describe each page and panel so Eric understands what I am envisioning. I also put in the dialogue (what each character says) for each panel. If needed, sound effects are added too.
I have learned from previous writing projects and practice that the dialogue may change a bit after the art is completed in order to match the expressions or poses that Eric draws, but overall the general feel of dialogue is completed.
With the entire script written, I print it and read it out loud. Many times, hearing a character's dialogue out loud makes me realize that it needs to be changed to match more "natural" speech.
The following page is an example of a scripted page from OOTW.
