I love those “aha!” moments when a character sneaks up on me–and I suddenly realize I’m not writing the book I thought I was writing.
An Interview with Author Lois Brandt + teen writing with Lois at Bellevue College
One of the cool things about taking teen writing at Bellevue College, is working with a published author.
Character Mashup–“Maybe Dats Your Pwoblem, Too”
This poem, by Jim Hall, is one of my favorite mashups, and I often read it in Talking to Your Characters and in Teen Poets at Bellevue College.
Talking to Your Characters–Give Them a “Dear Character” Column
Dear Character,
Twelve and a half weeks ago I loaned my best friend a set of “Cooking with Salt”
Game of Poems
You speak in riddles because
You ache to speak.
You ache for space
To expand and contract.
Summer EpicWrite
At EpicWrite, you come as a character you create and follow the Hero’s Journey in a giant outdoor role-playing game.