Writing is perseverence. Writing is Ideas + Skill + Luck. Writing is striving, and learning, and craft. Today, for me, writing was an act of creation. I love first drafts! That first moment where all the pieces – the sketchy outline, the dramatic moment, the bit of dialogue rumbling around in your brain – come alive under your fingers. Little… Read More
Playing Nice in the Sandbox
Play nice. Use the Golden Rule. If you can’t say something nice . . . I tell my children these things all the time, and I try to live them as well, although being a parent can make that a challenge (Why? Because I say so! I’m the parent! Sigh.) I also try to blog respectfully, not just on Ink Spells, but… Read More
Suggested Reads for Young Adults
Although this blogs is targeted to middle graders (ages 8-12), we want to keep kids reading well into their teen years as well. Growing out of the Suggested Reads for Middle Graders list, these books are ones that are more appropriate for teens. Some caution is still in order, though, as what is appropriate for a 16 year old, may… Read More
Rendering Books into Visual Form
Over the weekend, I saw two favorite books rendered into visual media – both film and stage. It was fascinating to see the differences between them. Amid an impressive ad campaign, The Lightning Thief debuted in theatres this weekend. Worm Burner’s class went en masse to see the movie after school (because his teacher is just that cool). He and Dark… Read More
Friday Funnies the Periodic Way
Blogger friend Rebecca sent this to me, and it’s made of awesome, so I had to pass it along. Now you probably have to be either 1) a lover of all things science fiction, kitschy or not, or 2) an admirer of the Periodic Table or 3) BOTH (bonus points), to get the true belly laugh out of this one…. Read More
Writing a Thinking Book
I’m guest-posting today over at the fab Writing It Out blog by blogger-friend Beth Rivas. Beth is a speculative fiction writer for teens, and also a teacher (yay!), and has graciously allowed me to rant, er, post over at her blog. I talk about what a Thinking Book is, why advanced readers like them, and why you might want to… Read More
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