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- Polka Dott
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hi there! I love polka dots, jelly, and Greek mythology. And I would like to add that A Midsummer's Night Dream is the best play ever written. That is all.
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
A short film we watched in class a while ago that's very inspiring :)
Friday, December 16, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
101 Character Development Questions For Writers
I found this extremely useful when writing my story for NaNoWriMo.
It's an excellent character development list; 101 questions about your character that'll result in a well-rounded, believable character:
http://www.squidoo.com/character-development-questions
It's an excellent character development list; 101 questions about your character that'll result in a well-rounded, believable character:
http://www.squidoo.com/character-development-questions
Monday, October 31, 2011
NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins November 1st (tomorrow)!!
Basically, it's a writing contest that challenges you to write a 50 000-word-novel in the one month of November.
See http://www.nanowrimo.org/ for details and/or to sign up, and I strongly recommend you to!
A Young Writer's Contest (for kids under 13) is also available at http://www.ywp.nanowrimo.org/.
Basically, it's a writing contest that challenges you to write a 50 000-word-novel in the one month of November.
See http://www.nanowrimo.org/ for details and/or to sign up, and I strongly recommend you to!
A Young Writer's Contest (for kids under 13) is also available at http://www.ywp.nanowrimo.org/.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Septimus Heap (Magyck)
A really good book series for kids is the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. It's fantasy, and although the titles might sound weird and cheesy (Magyck, Flyte, etc.) it is actually really really good.
Summary:
Septimus Heap is a wizard apprentice who goes on many adventures fighting Darke Magyck.
OK, that was short. Ah well.
To see more, go to http://www.septimusheap.com/
Summary:
Septimus Heap is a wizard apprentice who goes on many adventures fighting Darke Magyck.
OK, that was short. Ah well.
To see more, go to http://www.septimusheap.com/
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The 39 Clues
Did you know that America is believed to be named after the feminine version of Amerigo Vespucci (a Spanish explorer who lived at the same time as Christopher Columbus)? Now you do. I only just found out today after I read part of the book Vespers Rising, which is part of the awesome series The 39 Clues. This series is for kids (but not the really young because it involves killing, injuries, frightening and fighting scenes, etc.) and is fantastic.
Summary:
The main characters Dan and Amy Cahill find out they are part of a very large and self-conflicting family (Cahills) and embark on a race around the world (with their au pair Nellie Gomez) to find 39 clues (ingredients) that, put together, will make a serum that will make the drinker very powerful.
Tell me if that was confusing. And I know it's a run-on sentence. And has lots of brackets.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci or http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.html for more information on Amerigo Vespucci.
See http://www.the39clues.com/ or http://39clues.wikia.com/wiki/39_Clues_Wiki for more information on the series 39 Clues.
Summary:
The main characters Dan and Amy Cahill find out they are part of a very large and self-conflicting family (Cahills) and embark on a race around the world (with their au pair Nellie Gomez) to find 39 clues (ingredients) that, put together, will make a serum that will make the drinker very powerful.
Tell me if that was confusing. And I know it's a run-on sentence. And has lots of brackets.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci or http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.html for more information on Amerigo Vespucci.
See http://www.the39clues.com/ or http://39clues.wikia.com/wiki/39_Clues_Wiki for more information on the series 39 Clues.
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