![]() From the desk of Phyllis Picture Book Author A storyboard is a visual layout of your story. Think of comic book drawings cut out and stuck to a poster board or tacked to a bulletin board in the order they are to be read. You don’t have to be an illustrator to make a storyboard. You just have to write your text on each page and then add stick figures or messy sketches. It is a great visual, if you are a visual person. The fun part, is that you can move the sticky notes or tacked on cards around until you get the storyline (narrative) in the order you like them. How to make a storyboard for a 32 page picture book Items Needed: A pad of sticky notes or 32 notecards or large piece of paper cut into 32 squares (fold a sheet of paper lengthwise in half, then in half again. Then continue folding but now from bottom to top in half and in half two more times. You’ll end up with 32 squares. A dry erase board or wall for sticky notes or a bulletin/cork board or your floor for notecards or paper squares. Push pins or tacks Pencil or pen Colored pencils or colored marker pens To Do: Number each sticky note or card/paper square from 1 – 32. Print each sentence of your story on the bottom of the corresponding numbered page. Above it, illustrate what you have written. Position the sticky notes or cards on the storyboard (on the dry erase board, bulletin/cork board, or your floor). Read through them. Now ask yourself the following questions while thinking about the TV sitcom or movie you watched keeping in mind how the events fell into place: Does the beginning, middle and end fall in the right places? Beginning pages 3-7; Middle pages 8-25; Ending pages 26-28; Back matter pages 29-32. Does each sentence flow to the next sentence smoothly and logically? Does the position of each scene feel like it is in the right place? Should the event take place where it does or be moved to an earlier or later position in the story? Is it important to the story or should I remove it? Are there too many ideas on one page? Does the story move forward with interest? Once you are happy with your storyboard, show it to a critique partner(s) or someone you trust. See what comments they have. Do they see what you see? Do they get the same idea from the story as you do? Have fun with this, if you feel this is a good fit for you. Remember, we have three tools to help us paginate. They are: Pagination Outline (Post #16), Picture Book Grid (Post #17), and now the Storyboard. Choose the one that works best for you or choose all three. Happy writing! See you next time 😊. Cheers, Phyllis
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