by admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Blog
This morning, I had my Virtual Writers Group for homeschoolers. There are two regular participants in this group, each with their own way of writing a story. One of them takes the prompt, writes something quickly, then disengages for the rest of the session. This...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | Blog
Yesterday, I travelled to Melbourne for Young Writers group at the Mt Waverley library for the first time in ages! It was fantastic to drive down the highway and arrive at the library. We had a small group and the kids were happy to be there at a face-to-face session....
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
This morning in Virtual Writers Group, we did a writing prompt around shoes. This led to a discussion about creating brand names. Often, writers want to use fictional brand names in their writing rather than real ones. This could be due to not wanting to worry about...
by admin | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
After Christmas, I spent a few days with my parents. My mum had some boxes of books from her parents and grandparents that she hadn’t gone through yet and we spent a lovely afternoon going through the books. The oldest book we found was from 1872! One gem was a...
by admin | Dec 25, 2021 | Blog
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We’re having a quiet day at home. My boys and I had our Christmas celebrations yesterday, and today I’m watching daggy Christmas movies and building the Lego typewriter I got for my birthday back in...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Blog
Since lockdowns started in early 2020, I have been running Virtual Writers Groups for young writers. I’ve been setting them a writing prompt, then write along with the kids. During the session, I’ve been handwriting the stories in notebooks left over from...
