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Don’t tell . . . SHOW!

Don’t tell . . . SHOW!

  Learning how to show your story to your reader, rather than telling them about it is difficult. I struggle with this in every book I write, because telling is easy and showing is hard. Sometimes, telling is useful to do in your story. I’ve used it to tell the...
Increase your story’s tension!

Increase your story’s tension!

  Plot Questions are an important strategy I use to increase tension in the story and keep the reader turning the page. This is a technique I try to use at the end of every chapter. Sometimes that chapter doesn’t need one and I don’t use it, but...
Structure of a Chapter

Structure of a Chapter

  I’ve spoken to a lot of kids about writing over the years, and I’ve been surprised at how many of you want to write . . . I think that’s fantastic, but I’ve heard a common question from many, “I start writing my story, but it...

I love this cool mystery from Macee

One day we were at gymnastics and a new girl was there. I was talking to Brooklyn and Maddie and I said, “Wow she is good.” Brooklyn has brown hair and up in a high bun and a pink Leotard. Maddie has brown hair up in a ponytail and a blue leotard. Me Bailey also had...

Here’s a super creative story from Kelsey

The Spider Cat Invasion Chapter 1 The thing      One snowy weekend Kelly invited Molly, Haley, Katie, and Zoe to her house to have a sleepover. “Mom!”  yelled Kelly from her room with her friends.  “Can my friends and I go outside to play?” “Yes!”  yelled Mom from the...

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