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Posts tagged Story-telling
WriteSpa #77 – A Sense of Time
Remember that Twilight Zone episode when the annoying Patrick McNulty is fired for putting dopey suggestions in the office suggestion box? He goes to a bar, where people begin to leave, irritated by his personality. He buys a drink for a drunk, and in return the drunk gives him a stopwatch. It’s an odd gift, but even odder is the fact that th [...]
The Quest: Stories for Young Readers
What happens when students read a tale about one of the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table? What happens when they write one?… (more…)
Nourish Your Writer’s Soul
Since spring is almost here, I’m offering “Writing through the year – Winter” as a free gift till March 21. Let me know if you’d like a copy – I’ll send you a SW coupon or the mobi file for your kindle.
Here’s what it’s about: (more…)
WriteSpa #55 – Golden Rabbits, ...
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
February 2 is a turning point. The new moon falls halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. In Celtic history this festival was known as Imbolc; the Christians changed it to Candlemas, and the Irish celebrate it as St. Brigid’s Day. Imbolc signifies pregnancy and spring, and is honore [...]
WriteSpa #46 – Great Dialog (pa...
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
We talk most of the time – except for when we’re not. The gift of language is part of our existence. We communicate with words far more often and easily than we do through writing or even through an expression like a glare or a smile. And yet much of the time, in conversation as in life, things are not wh [...]
Practice: Story-telling
Story is fundamental to our lives: we tell stories all the time. About ourselves, each other, someone we don’t know, someone we make up. When we describe a book we’ve read or a film we’ve watched, we’re telling a story. In telling stories we are able to be wherever and whoever we wish. Imagination and the ability to narrate are vital aspects [...]
First Sentence
The One Thousand and One Arabian Nights is a weaving of hundreds of stories that Shahrazad told to her bloodthirsty husband King Shahryar every night. By keeping him hanging on the edge of his seat with suspense, he postponed his usual practice of eliminating his bride the morning after their wedding night just so he could hear the rest of th [...]
Very Short Story
Write a short story that is twelve sentences. Makes sure you have a beginning, middle, and end.
Create a Story Map
A story map is a picture of a story. Draw your sequence of events in five bubbles: beginning, beginning-middle, middle, middle-end, end. Think of set-up, climax, conclusion. Surround your story bubbles with smaller ones that depict your characters’ actions and reactions to the events. This is a great tool to help you organize your story. You [...]
