I am going to spend the morning moving my niece into her apartment. I have figured out that there is some kind of natural law that requires relatives to move only on one of the five hottest days of the year. Natural laws are a bitch.
You can stay near a fan and clickety-click on all these links I found for you.
If you blog about YA books or write them or read them (or any combination) you want to read Persnickety Snark’s Guide to YA Blogging. Nice work, Adele!
Bitch Magazine has a great interview with Sara Zarr.
PLEASE participate and spread the word to teachers about NCTE’s National Day on Writing!
Ready…
Today’s advice: "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." Sylvia Plath
Set…
Today’s prompt: Part One: Write three quick lists, of five items each. Give a very detailed description – as specific as possible – for each item.
List 1 = five colors
List 2 = five sounds
List 3 = five textures
When you are finished with your lists, scroll down for Part Two…..
and be grateful you aren’t carrying boxes inthis heat…
think of me when you are sipping lemonade……….
or sangria…………..
almost there……….
Part 2 – Study your lists and come up with a bunch of different combinations, using one element from each list. One of these combination is going to strike a chord inside you. You might feel it in your gut or your throat. Freewrite for fifteen minutes on the combination.
Scribble…Scribble….Scribble!