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feel a persistant "tug" to write? Do you find yourself
collecting ideas and trying to sort them out into a story
or article? What writing tools do you need to get started?
Which books offer helpful advice?
Here's
a special corner especially for you - a storehouse of tips,
techniques, and advice from professional writers.
We'll
cover the basics of writing, explore related websites, and
enjoy fun, challenging activities that will give your creativity
a good workout.
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Story Starters
- Want to explore some story starters online? Try these story
starter suggestions from authors Laura
Numeroff
, Jean
Craighead George,
Bruce
Hale,
Joan
Holub,
and Chris
Cheng.
Sometimes
an experience in life will spark a new interest. Author Jane
Kirkland has created two wonderful books for ages 9-12, which
are meant to be used as field guides. Write in them, record
thoughts and questions, and jot down story ideas about your
experience outdoors. Take a Tree Walk and Take a
Backyard Bird Walk are causing quite a stir--and understandably
so. Read
our review!
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Free
Downloads in .pdf
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following files are in .pdf form, and require Adobe Reader.
Once you install according to the simple instructions, download
the following computer-related articles.
Want
to showcase your writing? KidsOnline
Magazine.com
is a website for young writers, designed by mother-daughter
team of Shana and Niki. Send in your best articles and stories,
and they might end up on the Refrigerator Door. Illustrations
are welcome, too. Here's an example of a winning
entry,
framed for your viewing pleasure.
When
you visit, let Shana and Niki know that you heard about them
right here, at WriterKorner. Want to see what others are saying
about KidsOnline Magazine.com? Check out their
comments.
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"A
writer is someone who can make a riddle out
of an answer." --Karl Kraus
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"How
can you write if you can't cry?" --Ring
Lardner
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"Being
a real writer means being able to do the work
on a bad day."
--Norman Mailer
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"No
tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise for the writer,
no surprise for the reader." --Robert Frost
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"We
regret that The Atlantic has no place
for your vigorous verse." --Rejection letter
sent to poet Robert Frost, four-time winner
of the Pulitzer Prize
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"The
discipline of the writer is to learn to be still
and listen to what his
subject has to tell him." --Rachel Carson
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"No
tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise for the writer,
no surprise for the reader." --Robert Frost
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"A
writer begins by breathing life into his characters.
But if you are very lucky, they breathe life
into you." --Caryl Phillips
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"Life
itself is a quotation."
--Jorge Luis Borges
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"Writing
free verse is like playing tennis with the net
down."--Robert Frost
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Nothing
you write, if you hope to be good, will ever
come out as you first hoped."--Lillian
Hellman."
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"I
hold any writer sufficiently justified who is
himself in love with his theme."--Henry
James
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