To keep the Pride celebrations going, we're sharing our list of our favorite LGBTQ+ young adult books from BIPOC authors!
I have always loved psychological thrillers -- the plot twists, the stunning character reveals, the eerie settings.
Looking for some awesome books to enjoy this year? Check out our list of 30 books you should read in 2024 to find your next book!
Jami Gold's Writing Worksheets: Help for all writers, from newbies to experts and from plotters to pantsers.
Your story's plot is more than just a string of events. Learn how to write the perfect plot for your story by crafting it into a meaningful whole.
Black voices matter, and February isn't the only month to read books by Black authors. Here are 22 new YA books by Black authors to support!
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
Skeleton drafting is the technique you can use to plot intricate, action-packed, emotionally charged books quickly as a fiction author.
My kids and I recently finished reading The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood. At first my kids weren’t really into the Elizabetha...
Writer Worksheet – Writing Mastermind (PDF) If you could get all of your favourite authors (living or dead) around a table and ask them for advice, what would they tell you? Let’s find out! :)
Know how to write a book. This is a comprehensive guide for all beginners to become writers and authors, either through traditional or self-publishing.
Sometimes you need a good cry, and there's nothing wrong with that. So here are our favorite sad YA books perfect for unleashing that ugly cry every time.
-Rules In the first chapter- -Enjoy- -Includes AU's...Alot of AU's- (Any Art Used in this Book is Not Mine)
Are you looking for the best books for 8th graders? Do you have a reluctant reader in 8th grade or upper middle school? Find the best books here!
There’s nothing quite like a really memorable villain to add drama to a story! Who can forget Count Fosco, or Moriarty, or Sauron? Use this worksheet to craft the perfect villain. Click Here to Download This Worksheet (PDF) If you’d like a more well-rounded villain, you might consider plotting their character arc. You can also…
Check out this list of some tried and true Instagram ideas for authors, as well as tips on how to create content that will build genuine connections.
This post contains the animated short film "Glued." Download the accompanying handout leveled for upper elementary students to teach theme.
We just made this little infographic to visualize the breakdown of using our novel writing roadmap to write a novel in one year.
So, where exactly is your plot taking you? What happens next? What is this story about? It’s time to think about plot. Plotting Worksheet
Not familiar with beat sheets or spreadsheet programs? Learn what the different columns and rows mean and how we can update the details for our unique story.
Writing Worksheet: Character Naming (PDF) Character names can be surprisingly useful for characterisation, worldbuilding, and even plotting – if you’re enrolled in How to Be the Heroine of Your Own Story, be sure to read the textbook chapter titled, ‘How to Discover Your (Character’s) True Name’. If you need to set some naming conventions for…
This blog is about the unique phenomenon of being unable to write pain effectively. My theories on how to write pain well so readers will feel it all.
Editor’s Note: The following article continues Johan Liedgren’s series on storytelling and its role in crafting narrative in design, advertising and film. On New Research Suggesting There Are Only …
Creating a scene list changed my novel-writing life, and doing the same will change yours too. Includes examples of the scene lists from famous authors.
There are two sides to every novel: plot versus character. There’s no doubt that these two elements are fundamental components of every story, however...
Last weekend I was at the SCWBI New England annual conference, co-directed by my writing-group colleagues Greg Fishbone, Kathryn Hulick, an...
Writing Worksheet – Reconnect with your Story (PDF) Your harddrive is littered with languishing stories; I know it is! You believed in those stories in the beginning and built them up word by word, suffering when you had to run errands or go to work or even sleep. What happened? Don’t doubt that starting spark.…
What is filler, where is it found, and why is it so corrosive to your story? Here's how to edit out the filler and tighten your book.
A reading list of prize-winning author Zadie Smith's favorite books, including classic works by Vladimir Nabokov, George Eliot and Zora Neale Huston.
The team from The Literature Network, an online community of literature lovers, created a nice infographic that visualizes a timeline of literary periods and movements. Click on the image to see it…
Psychiatrist Jonathan Peeples debunks common misconceptions about bipolar disorder and offers tips for writing it accurately.
Explore exciting new dystopian books to read for adults & young adults. Read popular Dystopian novels & dark dystopians for book club.
Students can struggle with reading for a variety of reasons: rich vocabulary, lack of background knowledge, the author's writing style. To scaffold difficult texts, teach students to annotate through the gradual release process.
These memoir audiobooks really deliver because of the excellent performances by the authors. Get 20 ideas for awesome audio autobiographies to add to your TBR.
