The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Tracy Maurer. The Challenge: "Dictionary Dab" Try a "Dictionary Dab" when you're looking to spark new ideas for your writing. Turn to a random page in your dictionary, and take a few minutes to read a few of the entries and...

The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Mandy Davis. The Challenge: Things In Common What are your favorite three books? Do they all have something in common? Are they all by the same author? Do they all start with the same letter? Is the main color of the cover...

The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Kim Culbertson. The Challenge: Party Time Our featured author, Kim Culbertson, talks to us about setting. Pick one of your favorite places. Grab a pencil and paper or a new page in your word processor and describe it in...

The author spotlighted in this Ink Splat is Shawn K. Stout and her historical fiction book A Piece of Sky. She provided a great challenge about perception for us.  Submit a response to the challenge to submit@younginklings.org and you may have a chance to be published...