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2.  Developing and demonstrating an understanding of the language and basic format of twiction.

3.  Twiction is a story told in twenty ‘tweets’ or less (usually from the main characters perspective – or imaginary Twitter feed!) Each ‘tweet’ is a maximum of 140 characters and is a short update of what they have been doing – think of it like a chapter in a book – but can reveal so much about the character!

4.  Think about abbreviations such as LOL, BRB etc and emoticons such as  What do they convey to the intended audience?

5. Each tweet is designed to tell the world something from that person’s perspective. This could be as simple as where they are and what they are doing BUT the best tweets show us insights into the person and the mood and emotions of who tweeted them – after all, they wanted to share that with the world! Think of your own status updates. How do you share what you are feeling?

6. Is there a story here? What if this were these were the first and last tweets of a 20 tweet story? What might be in between?

7.  Writing 20 tweets (maximum 140 characters!) from a character from the play Romeo and Juliet. You are to pick up the action of your Twiction to take place AFTER the wedding.  Allow your Tweets to show a happier ending than double suicide.  What emotions are you trying to show?  How could you do that?  DON’T forget to put the time of your tweet underneath it – how could we use this for effect?

8.  There are different ways you can show your reader different things about the characters in your story and the relationships between them. The first way you can show your reader something about your main character’s (and other characters’) personality is by choosing a TWID for them (Twitter ID) which can be a combination of LETTERS and NUMBERS!

9. For example, the character of the arrogant doctor with a god-complex and main character in Frankenstein, Victor, could be: @NotoriousDOC WHAT DOES THIS SHOW US ABOUT HIM? @MecutioLover1677

10. Explore different ways to add layers of meaning to our characters – to show the reader what they think and feel about others in different formats to give variety to our writing instead of just tweet after tweet after tweet. Use DMs and @mentions to help create your story.

11.  There are different ways you can show your reader different things about the characters in your story and the relationships between them. The first way you can show your reader something about your main character’s (and other characters’) personality is by choosing a TWID for them (Twitter ID) which can be a combination of LETTERS and NUMBERS!

12. These give us an insight into a characters thoughts, actions, mood, situation; where they are, what they have been doing, who they are with and what they think about ALL it! Tweets are usually in the first person and are announcements/comments from the main character's viewpoint/perspective (me, I) but you can use a variety of techniques to show these emotions (making comments about people or aiming your tweets directly at another character). Think of it as your character's VOICE! You are limited to 140 characters including spaces so don't be afraid to use abbreviations, emoticons and CAPITAL LETTERS to get your character's thoughts across.

13.  Direct Message (conveyed by putting a D before the username) - this can give us insight into the relationship between different characters and is more private than 'mentioning' them. You could even have a story where two characters send each other direct messages from time to time. This might be particularly appropriate in a romance. (see below)  (Romeo sends Juliet a message to symbolise the balcony scene) D JulieBaby: What do you mean 'where am I?' I'm right under the balcony!

14.  3) Mention - your characters can mention other people in their tweets and this can enable the reader to see more about the relationship between them –the openness of this function enables this! @Romeo How long have you been down there?

15.  Write down 5 tips you would give somebody who is about to write some twiction.  You can email these tips to info@teentwiction.co.uk and they could feature on our website. info@teentwiction.co.uk