Give your imagination a good
deal of liberty. Do not waste much time in getting started, but plunge
very soon into the actual story. Let your hero tell how he fell among
the pirates. Then go on with the conversation that ensued--the threats,
the boasting, and the bravado. Make the hero report his struggles, or
the tricks that he resorted to in order to outwit the sea-rovers.
Perhaps he failed at first and got into still greater dangers. Follow
out his adventures to the moment of his escape. Make your descriptions
short and vivid; put in as much direct conversation as possible; keep
the action brisk and spirited. Try to write a lively tale that would
interest a group of younger boys.
COLLATERAL READINGS
To Have and to Hold Mary Johnston
Prisoners of Hope " "
The Long Roll " "
Cease Firing " "
Audrey " "
The Virginians W.M. Thackeray
White Aprons Maude Wilder Goodwin
The Gold Bug Edgar Allan Poe
Treasure Island R.L. Stevenson
Kidnapped " "
Ebb Tide " "
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coast Frank R. Stockton
Kate Bonnett " "
Drake Julian Corbett
Drake and his Yeomen James Barnes
Drake, the Sea-king of Devon G.
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