A New Favorite Book + A Giveaway
CARNIVORES by Aaron Reynolds and Dan SantatChronicle Books, 2013 This may have just went to the top of my favorite books. I’ve read it in a 2nd grade, 5th grade,… Read more A New Favorite Book + A Giveaway →
favorite bits
Welcome! I’m glad you stopped by today. You can follow me on my brand new Facebook page: Discover. Play. Build. and (of course) on Twitter: @ruth_ayres. I’m also really loving… Read more favorite bits →
gasp!
I can’t believe it’s August and I forgot.{deep breath}WFMAD.{an experience that made me believe I could maybe, perhaps, actually write fiction}Write Fifteen Minutes a Day, a writing challenge hosted by Laurie Halse Anderson on her blog, Mad Woman in the Forest, is something I’ve participated in for several years. I love it. In an effort to embrace what I can do and let go of the things I don’t do, I’m going to be excited that I remembered and happy to have TWO fifteen minute writing experiences for the next week,… Read more gasp! →
discovering a new character
Today’s #TeachersWrite quick write challenge is to put a character in the media center of a school. I love quick writes, because there is always something lurking just beyond the… Read more discovering a new character →
hot rod grandma
I was on my way to a meeting this morning when I pulled up to a stoplight behind a shiny black corvette. Around the license plate was a sign declaring: Mamaw’s Hot Rod I was dying to get a glimpse of the driver, but the windows were tinted and the car was fast. Still, it made me think of writing and character development. I wondered about the character that is beginning to take root in my notebook (and maybe in my heart too). Would her grandma drive a hot rod?… Read more hot rod grandma →
{discover. play. build.} discovering your process
Recently I read: It’s not the kind of book that I usually read. I think this may have been why I was most surprised to be swept away by the… Read more {discover. play. build.} discovering your process →
unexpected inspiration
I have some new characters tumbling around in my mind. (This may be the last thing I need right now with the end of the school year, trying to finish… Read more unexpected inspiration →
{discover.play.build.} COLORS
I love colors. As I’ve been pushing myself to consider setting from many different angles, I decided to focus on the main colors of a place. I love this page… Read more {discover.play.build.} COLORS →
a pause for happiness (soLs)
I was reading Ocean in a Saucer by Laura Resau and found the inspiration for today’s slice. From Laura Resau at Ocean in a Saucer. Click on the image togo… Read more a pause for happiness (soLs) →
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