inklings, Author at Society of Young Inklings

Kelsey’s Passion Project

by inklings | May 20, 2020 | Writing Craft

Kelsey was a big part of our inspiration to invite all of our Inklings to take on a passion project this summer. Kelsey has been working on her passion project, a picture book titled Natalie the Narwhal, for quite some time. Recently, she signed up for an Inklings...

May Ink Splat – Sonja K. Solter

by inklings | May 11, 2020 | The Ink Splat

This month, we talk to author Sonja K. Solter about her new Middle-Grade novel, When You Know What I Know. In this interview, we learn about writing about heavy topics, and her favorite things to do when she gets stuck writing. Writing Challenge This month, Sonja has...

Quick Fix: How to Start and Finish a Story in One Sitting

by inklings | Apr 28, 2020 | Mini Lessons, Writing Craft

You’re likely reading books you can’t start and finish in one sitting. It only makes sense that you also want to write long stories with complex twists and turns. But do you want to know a secret? Passion projects don’t have to be long and involved and writers...

Ink Splat Challenge: Food Memories

by inklings | Apr 24, 2020 | The Ink Splat, Written by Inklings

Today’s writing challenge response comes from Julia Ahn, age 12. Julia took the challenge from our March 2020 Ink Splat with Ernesto Cisneros. The challenge said: Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half. Now take THREE minutes to complete a list of some of your...

How does the Idea Storm work?

by inklings | Apr 23, 2020 | Parent Corner, Writing Craft

Did you know that while we’re all learning at home this spring, we’ve made our Idea Storm online course available for FREE? If your children are home from school with extra downtime on their hands, consider making downtime creative time. There is power in...