I’ve noticed that a lot of other witches also enjoy fiction and writing! Tarot itself tells a story, and you can do so much with using tarot to outline your story and characters! So here’s a 13 card...
Writing Journal Worksheet – The Prequel & The Sequel (PDF) Writing a prequel or sequel story for NaNoWriMo? Here’s a Preptober worksheet that asks the BIGGER questions. On the surface, this is just a worksheet about writing prequels and sequels, but it’s also about challenging yourself to up the game, while still learning from the…
The horror stories about mix of alcohol and medication are real and dangerous. Here's a list of drugs and alcohol you shouldn't mix with medications.
It’s 6 PM (GMT) on the 6th of June, so here’s a little treat for you guys. Thanks for being awesome, the feedback after the previous strip was overwhelming! 🙏
Having trouble with character development, folks? Well, here's a tarot spread I came up with that can help you out, if you're into those sorts of things. I have lots of writerly friends who follow me...
Roskomnadzor posted the reminder on the Russia equivalent of Facebook.
Okay, I knocked this out in a couple of hours after the internet shenanigans of last night. If I had posted this five minutes later, it wouldn't be funny anymore because everyone would have already...
Using wordless shorts in language therapy gives you so many options and your clients will LOVE it! Links to the best wordless videos!
hahaha, what’s up? its ya boi, skinny peni- This time I have been dragged into a new fandom, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. And like the unproductive little shit I am, instead of making proper fanart...
Thank you again to @kimbasprite for these incredible graphics! I love how they turned out🥰
A writer’s mind is an amazing thing, trapping the minor details of everyday life to twist, inspect, and repurpose in fiction. Often, authors can’t say where their inspiration comes from – it’s too diffuse; disparate concepts being brought together through an alchemy that you can command without truly understanding. But what happens when that process
West Covina - the Musical! (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) Ok here’s the story: I really love the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. It’s super smart (a mobius strip joke in a girl power song? Yes please.), it has a...
Okay--I think I have admitted this before but here I go again, I dislike teaching writing. {Gasp!} I know, shame on me. Such an important part of a day in the life of a first grader. I'm contributing my dislike of writing to not be such a great writer myself growing up. One of my .unstated. resolution's was to become a better writing teacher. Well, let me tell you...this week I have jumped right in! Seems like I just hadn't found a way(in the past) that fit me or my students. While I was going through my writing folder desperately searching for ideas, I found a sheet that gave me inspiration and my writing lessons were brought to fruition! We started off this week talking about "story starters" and how important it was to catch your readers attention in the first sentence or two of your story. The anchor chart *fanatic* that I am made this: Here are the books I used that had great beginnings to show examples of interesting ways to start a story. The next day we picked a character to write our story about and described it using my 'Describe a Snowman' bubble map. I told them I wanted them to use their imagination and be creative. I showed them a few different type of snowmen (from clipart I found) to get their little wheels spinning. Their creativity came to life and describing is what they did! Our next step was to talk about the parts of a story: beginning, middle, end. We discussed these concepts: Beginning=story starter, character and setting introduction. Middle=give your character a problem. Ending=solve the problem and end the story. They caught onto this SOOOOO much better than I ever imagined! I created a worksheet for them to record their thoughts. After completion, we talked about the AND Disease! They thought this was HILARIOUS!!! I wrote and example of something like this on the board: When I read it they {laughed and laughed and laughed}! They thought I was crazy for using the word AND so many times. They were surprised when I told them that --they-- were actually the ones who were consumed by this disease! I had them go back and edit their papers for the "and disease", capitalization and puncuation. Our final day of writing consisted of completing our final draft. I had them transfer their edited writing and complete it by drawing a picture. I was in ~AWE~ after reading most of their stories....had I really taught them step by step with my own ideas!? Heck yes, I felt like I had hit the jackpot!! We will be at it again this week creating a penguin story to go along with our penguin unit! I'm hoping the process will be a little bit more independent (fingers-crossed)! This teacher is all smiles : ) P.S. If you made it this far, you can click on all the above templates and pick them up in my TpT store for FREE!
20 weeks later and "A Stick Figure Macbeth" has finally come to an end. In case you're just joining me, here's what happened during the past 20 weeks:
⚘ DAILY STORY SEED ⚘ Hall of Lies Write about a character as they are shown a monument dedicated to their family’s legacy. How does this character feel about this monument? Are they honored to be the...
I used to be skeptical of writer's block. I didn't believe that there was such a thing. Now I suspect that it was because I was following some good habits.
Explains what a contagonist is and how you can use this important character to augment and contrast your antagonist.
I've tried therapy, drugs, and booze. Here’s how I came to terms with the nation's most common mental illness.
It seemed like a good idea at 4am. Anyways, here’s a quick fantasy insult table for when you don’t have a witty line prepared. The ‘Son of a” tables are based off of Shakespearean insults. Tag your...
Here’s the new 24 hour comic I drew this year! This one is called THE KING’S FOREST. cw: blood, violence
It’s hard to wade through the internet searching for the most hilarious book memes, so we’ve compiled a complete list of all of our favorites right here!
Sometimes it’s difficult to decide where to begin telling a story, and “begin at the beginning” isn’t always the best advice. Click here to download this writing worksheet (PDF) The beginning of your story need not take place in your opening scene! The opening scene can be used to… Capture the reader’s attention with an…
Kurt Vonnegut published fourteen novels over a period of fifty years as well as numerous short stories, plays and works of non-fiction.
Finally! Here’s my contribution to the Valor Anthology, “Bride of the Rose Beast”. Valor is a book I’m still so happy and honored to be a part of, and you can still get the 300+ page ebook HERE for...
It's finally here! Happy release day to Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber! A little illustration to celebrate! Ever since I first read Legendary, Jacks has always been my favorite ...
Explore The Canterbury Tales through StoryboardThat's lesson plans, including character insights, plot summaries, and activities for a deep literary analysis.
This meme has been around for years, but it's super popular lately.
Free. printable reading comprehension set where students complete activities about one of Aesop’s fables. Great for the classroom or home use. Click here!
