by inklings | Sep 13, 2018 | The Ink Splat
This month, we talk to author Darcey Rosenblatt about her debut novel, Lost Boys. Darcey tells us about why she loves post-its, what it was like writing historical fiction, and how she balances her “traditional” job with her writing job. Want to catch up?...
by inklings | Sep 3, 2018 | Educator Corner, Prompts and Activities
One of my most delightful discoveries about using games to teach writers was the discovery that games go far beyond idea generation. One unexpected beauty of interactive games is the ability to model the questions and experimentation that revision requires. Writers...
by inklings | Aug 26, 2018 | Educator Corner, Prompts and Activities
In games, the rules are part of what makes playing fun. What if you could bring that same sense of possibility to your writers’ attitude about commas, punctuation and sentence structure? In today’s live session, we’ll explore three lively games to help your writers...
by inklings | Aug 26, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Collin Goel! Collin finished 6th grade this past school year. The story he submitted is called “43.5.” Collin told us that his favorite part of his story is that “[e]verybody in my story has a special...
by inklings | Aug 25, 2018 | Written by Inklings
Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Claire Wong! Claire finished 6th grade this past school year. The poem she submitted is called “Purple Rain.” Our judges enjoyed the strong visual elements Claire used in her poem. Enjoy! In a plain gray...
