NANOWRIMO!

NANOWRIMO time is almost here! I know some of you cannot wait for it to start while others are dreading the day! The best advice I can give you is to have fun with it! It's going to be a LONG month if you come in to my class every day with a negative attitude.

For this week's Blog post, I want you to let your audience in on what your novel is going to be about! Just write me up a quick book talk. I also want you to respond to two other people's blog posts about their novel. I will be checking for those two responses!

To get your NANOWRIMO thoughts flowing, here's a little song about it:

Teen Read Week!

First of all, let me apologize for being gone! No parent looks forward to the day where their kid wakes up at 4 sick.

You probably don't know, but this week is Teen Read Week! For some of you, I know reading isn't your favorite thing. But when there's a whole week devoted to it, we are going to spend a little time talking about it. Remember what I said at the beginning of the year: Strong writers read ALOT! For this week's blog post, talk to me about reading. What do you like to read? What book are you reading now? What's your favorite book of all time? If you could give a Book Talk Thursday, what book would it be on and what would you say?

I don't care what avenue you take for this blog post, but be creative.CREATIVITY WILL GET YOU FULL CREDIT FOR THIS POST! Put pictures! Have links to the book! Make me and the rest of the creative writing class want to read that book!

Look at the link here. On Wednesday, I'll give you the opportunity to tweet to the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) to tell them what you are reading! Spread the love for reading!

Music Speaks to the Soul

There's a lot of emotion tied to music. A song can put a smile on your face remembering a fun night with friends or it can make you break down in tears thinking about a lost loved one. I want you to make a list of your top 5 songs that create a memory. Then choose one, and write about it. You could add a link to your blog to the song. 

See my blog for an example soon!