So, you’ve got some ideas now, but how do you actually start your story? In this mini-lesson,...
Prompts and Activities
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...
Creating a Meaningful Character
Our most recent Inklings novelist, Sophia Nesamoney, tapped into her life experience...
Revision: Three Games to See Writing Through Fresh Eyes
One of my most delightful discoveries about using games to teach writers was the...
Pesky Punctuation: Three Games to Help Writers Master Mechanics
In games, the rules are part of what makes playing fun. What if you could bring that...
Word Choice: Three Games to Bring Joy to Word-Play
Painters use paint, brushes, and canvas. Writers use words. How can we help our...
Narrative: Three Games to Help Writers Identify Small-Moment Stories
Help your writers discover their personal wealth of experiences that can be...
Writer’s Journals: Three Games to Kick-Start Writers
Spark an air of possibility and play for your writers as you kick off their writer’s...
Writerly Play: Ideas Are Only the Beginning
Early in my career as a teaching artist, I learned that games are magical. All one has...
