How to write a great story
By Saskia Calliste
Top tips from Caroline Lawrence.

Bestselling author of The Roman Mysteries and P K Pinkerton series, Caroline has mastered Greek mythology, Roman quests and more recently time travel; and now she’s sharing her secrets for writing great stories!
After introducing her latest novel, The Time Travel Diaries, Caroline took her festival fans through the seven key components of a great story. Here’s a spoiler: the first thing you need is a problem. All heroes have them, it’s just the way it has to be.
You can study her secret formula more closely when her new book How to Write a Great Story hits the shelves on 22nd August 2019. Illustrated by Linzie Hunter, it’s full of fun drawings, helpful tips and extracts of some of Caroline’s own favourites stories.
