Short Stories
The Adventures of Bella
All of the ideas for this story came from class 3P at Iron Ridge Elementary (Blackfalds, Alberta) over the course of two video sessions. After we filled out a planning sheet together (shown at the end of this post), they each wrote their own version of the story. I...
The Adventures of Baby Edwin #2: Baby Edwin Rides Again
The Adventures of Baby Edwin #1: The Great Escape can be read here. “And the passengers from the Hickettsville Express all cheered as Cowboy Jim, on the back of his horse Bullet, rode off into the sunset.” Edwin’s father smiled down at Baby Edwin as the child...
Brian
Emma awoke to a great clamour. She tried to snuggle back under her cozy wolf’s-hide blanket and go back to sleep, she really did. But the racket! It was the adults. Always the adults! When you are six, it is hard enough to go to bed so much earlier than...
Writing With Robin
Ideas and Tips for Young Writers
Writing With Robin, #4: Characters
Think about your favourite stories (including books, movies and TV shows). There are probably a bunch of reasons you love them. How many of those reasons have to do with the characters? You can tell a story with boring characters, but it won’t be a very good one....
Writing With Robin, #3: Defeating Writer’s Block
Have you ever sat down to write, but just couldn’t think of a good idea? It’s called writer’s block, and it’s an ugly beast that every writer has had to battle at one time or another. There are many ways to conquer this monster, but today I’m going to tell you about...
Writing With Robin, #2: “The Adventures of Baby Edwin”, and the Importance of Feedback
If you haven’t read The Adventures of Baby Edwin #1: The Great Escape, this post will probably make more sense if you do that first. So I got this idea for a series of stories about a toddler who escapes his crib at naptime and has ridiculous adventures. Funny,...