How to Start a Story: A Visualization Game for Writers
So, you’ve got some ideas now, but how do you actually start your story? In this mini-lesson, Naomi guides us through visualizing the start of our stories. One of the best ways to start our characters into a scene is to put them in motion. What physical action might...
February Ink Splat with Lisa Greenwald
This month, we talk to author Lisa Greenwald about her novel, 12 Before 13. She talks to us about friendship and staying true to oneself. Want to catch up? Check out last month’s Ink Splat here. Writing Challenge This month, Lisa Greenwald has challenged us with a...How to Choose a Just-Right Idea: A Question Game for Writers
How do you get the big ideas out of your head and onto the page? In this mini-lesson we’ll play a game to shake out the ideas in your head so you can put them on paper. One of the ways we choose a meaningful idea is to write about a problem that matters to us. We...
January Ink Splat with Heidi Lang & Kati Bartkowski
This month, we talk to authors Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski. They talked to us about collaborative writing, combining interesting elements into one story, and the struggles of writing a trilogy. Want to catch up? Check out last month’s Ink Splat here. Writing...
December Ink Splat with Ashley Herring Blake
This month, we talk to author Ashley Herring Blake about her coming-of-age novel, Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. She talks to us about the way that stories and literature can give language to our experiences, questions, and fears, and also help us to...
What $25 Can Do: Support Society of Young Inklings TODAY with your Mighty Gift
This year, in honor of Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting you to support SYI by giving $25. That’s it. Just $25. $25 ONLY. Society of Young Inklings’ mission is to empower youth writers. Our youth tell their powerful stories and witness the diversity of stories the...
How Creative Writing Will Help Your Child Build Emotional Literacy
Brené Brown defines emotional literacy as “the ability to recognize the emotion we are feeling, name it, and describe what is happening to us emotionally.” She goes on to say, “We can’t effectively move through an emotional experience without emotional literacy.” Her...
November Ink Splat with Beth McMullen
This month, we talk to author Beth McMullen about her series, Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. Beth shares with us one of her favorite writing exercises, the first time she heard her writing read out loud, and how her own boarding school experience inspired...
