What is Clubhouse? The easiest way to describe it is Clubhouse is an open door Zoom chat without the camera. This means not having to fuss with the over the top clothing and makeup. You only interact with your voice.
In this Nano pep talk, I share a hack with my students for when they’re stuck.
In this Nano chat, we explore theme. Do you imply it or express it implicitly through your characters.
We’re halfway through the marathon! It’s time to relax and enjoy the story.
In today’s pep talk I talk about finishing our writing projects. Let’s finish this race together ❤️
In this Nano pep talk, I pass along some advice from one of my students. Get some snacks; Park yourself
In this Nano pep talk, I discuss how your stories make other people’s world a little brighter. Even when you
In this pep talk, I talk about how a dare can develop your character and get the creative juices flowing.
In this pep talk, I remind my indie author friend that one way to stay motivated is to remember why
In this NaNoWriMo pep talk, I had a discussion about problems. Our character’s problems.
In the pep talk I share how a friend helped me when I was on the struggle bus.
In today’s NaNoWriMo pep talk I remind my indie author friends that their stories matter.
In today’s NaNoWriMo pep talk, we talked about things our characters learn through the story.
In one post writing conversations, a fabulous teachable moment burst to the front of the lesson. In the least likely moment, my class discussed—hooks. It was by accident. You could say we were hooked. Haha get it… Anyway, it started with a simple request. “Share three of your favorite sentences.”
My kindergarten library class reminded me that having more than one shiny object keeps the reader’s attention.
One way to get more words is to send the inner editor into the other room.
In today’s post, I talk about a time hack I learned from Michael Laronn at the 20 Books Vegas conference.
In today’s NanoWrimo Pep Talk I share a discussion I had with my students and how we “help our characters grow.”
As we embark on our annual noveling challenge, we need to make sure to take care of ourselves.
In seventh grade, students learn the plot pyramid structure. Because academic English education relies on a keen familiarity with the plot pyramid, I teach my emerging authors to use the plot pyramid as a tool for outlining their novels.
Well written descriptive details bring a story to life. As authors, we love hearing a reader say, “When I read your story, I saw a movie in my head.” With that being said, too much detail has the reverse effect. It bogs a story. So how do you know which details to add? This is an exercise to help answer the question
A summary is the bare-bones details about a story. One method used to strip away the engaging elements of a story is Somebody Wants But So (SWBS). We can also reverse engineer a story idea with SWBS.
Every year my class participates in Nanowrimo. Look for tips meant to inspire aspiring young authors every week on Indie Author Tools.
What is Clubhouse? The easiest way to describe it is Clubhouse is an open door Zoom chat without the camera. This means not having to fuss with the over the top clothing and makeup. You only interact with your voice.
In this Nano pep talk, I share a hack with my students for when they’re stuck.
In this Nano chat, we explore theme. Do you imply it or express it implicitly through your characters.
We’re halfway through the marathon! It’s time to relax and enjoy the story.
In today’s pep talk I talk about finishing our writing projects. Let’s finish this race together ❤️
In this Nano pep talk, I pass along some advice from one of my students. Get some snacks; Park yourself
In this Nano pep talk, I discuss how your stories make other people’s world a little brighter. Even when you
In this pep talk, I talk about how a dare can develop your character and get the creative juices flowing.
In this pep talk, I remind my indie author friend that one way to stay motivated is to remember why
In this NaNoWriMo pep talk, I had a discussion about problems. Our character’s problems.
In the pep talk I share how a friend helped me when I was on the struggle bus.
In today’s NaNoWriMo pep talk I remind my indie author friends that their stories matter.
In today’s NaNoWriMo pep talk, we talked about things our characters learn through the story.
In one post writing conversations, a fabulous teachable moment burst to the front of the lesson. In the least likely moment, my class discussed—hooks. It was by accident. You could say we were hooked. Haha get it… Anyway, it started with a simple request. “Share three of your favorite sentences.”
My kindergarten library class reminded me that having more than one shiny object keeps the reader’s attention.
One way to get more words is to send the inner editor into the other room.
In today’s post, I talk about a time hack I learned from Michael Laronn at the 20 Books Vegas conference.
In today’s NanoWrimo Pep Talk I share a discussion I had with my students and how we “help our characters grow.”
As we embark on our annual noveling challenge, we need to make sure to take care of ourselves.
In seventh grade, students learn the plot pyramid structure. Because academic English education relies on a keen familiarity with the plot pyramid, I teach my emerging authors to use the plot pyramid as a tool for outlining their novels.
Well written descriptive details bring a story to life. As authors, we love hearing a reader say, “When I read your story, I saw a movie in my head.” With that being said, too much detail has the reverse effect. It bogs a story. So how do you know which details to add? This is an exercise to help answer the question
A summary is the bare-bones details about a story. One method used to strip away the engaging elements of a story is Somebody Wants But So (SWBS). We can also reverse engineer a story idea with SWBS.
Every year my class participates in Nanowrimo. Look for tips meant to inspire aspiring young authors every week on Indie Author Tools.
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