Storytelling with Puppets Guest post by Lisa Railsback, author of Noonie’s Masterpiece and Betti on a Highwire. I love puppets. Unfortunately, I’m not much of an artsy-craftsy-painter of a person, as is my character, Noonie Norton. Noonie is a true artist; she’s all about the art. As for me? I love characters. I’ve always loved […]
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A Young Writer’s Alphabet, S is for Story
You need S is for Story, A Writer’s Alphabet for your library. It’s the perfect book to kick off your summer reading and writing plans! This informative and engaging picture book illuminates words from a writer’s life from A to Z starting with Alphabet, explaining the history and Greek word alphabetos, ending with Z for […]
The Plot, the Setting, the Characters – Story Elements & Kids
The Plot Chickens is about Henrietta, a writing chicken who uses the book Writing Rules to explain story elements and her story writing process with her chicken aunts and you, the reader. Story Elements Here are her basic story element tips: 1. You need a main character. . . 2. You need to hatch a plot. A plot of […]