April is National Literature and Poetry Month, as well as the 4th being National School Librarian Day and the 10th National Encourage a Young Writer Day. So April truly covers all things literary for readers and writers alike. My writing group is holding a poem a day...
Today I am sharing a story I created from a prompt set at our writer's circle. We had to use a sentence at the beginning and end of a story but the meaning had to change. I hope you like it. Photo by Eyüpcan Timur on Pexels.com Curtain Reveal “I’ll be watching you.” I...
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I don't know about you, but writing villain's can be much more fun than 'normal' characters. We are able to dig deep into the dark places in our imaginations, trawling through the many movie and novel villains we have encountered in our lives. And also maybe some...
I'm often asked how do I come up with the ideas. I think this post may be of interest to writers and readers alike. One thing that sparks my imagination is a writing prompt. This can be a selection of words, a picture, the starting sentence, or a title. Recently I was...
This week we celebrate National Young Readers Week and Children's Book Week, depending on where you live in the world. Stories are such a fundamental part of childhood. We can all remember our favourite's, from fairy tales, to adventures, to the classics, all these...
TeenTober™ is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services help teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside libraries. This is a...
We all know the importance of reading to our children. Not only does it build a parental connection with them and give them their first introduction into letters and words, but also how they can become part of a story's characters world with their imagination. In a...
As writers/authors, we want our books to become well known, best sellers, and even made into movies. It is a dream that most of us will never accomplish and that's okay. I feel that my stories are my legacy into the future, where they will be read by future...