Writing Advice for Young Writers
What Writing Advice Do You Have for Young Writers? So Glad You Asked! By Frances O'Roark Dowell First, let me begin with a scene. In this scene, you, the writer, [...]
5 Writing Prompts to Get You Started
5 Writing Prompts to Get You Writing Are you in the mood to write, but don’t know what to write about? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Check out the [...]
Audio Creative Writing Lesson for Kids: What’s Your Problem?
What's Your Problem? Every story needs a problem, a conflict, a challenge for your main character to overcome. Otherwise, you don't have much of a story, do you? In this [...]
Audio Creative Writing Lesson for Kids: Opening the Door–Beginnings
Opening the Door–Beginnings In this episode, Frances talks about the importance of beginning your story the right way. What kind of beginning is going to work for your story? Does [...]
Audio Creative Writing Lesson for Kids: Getting Started
Episode 1: Getting Started Join Frances as she talks about how to find the story ideas that are right in front of you (or hiding out in the closets of [...]