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...
