Okay, guys. Does anyone have any good writing techniques or, like, how do you plan when you're writing a book. I'm in the beginning stages of this book I'm writing, and I always have trouble with the planning part. Any ideas?
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Just brainstorm for ideas and then write them down! Sometimes I write fluently, but sometimes I have writers block. Also, i sometimes look good ideas up on the internet.
I just get an idea and write :) I don't know, I just waste a lot of paper.But usually not too much.
I write down any ideas I have, and just let it out on paper. Then star the ones you want to use and number the order. Does this work?
Good idea! I'll try it!
What I usually do is make a little list, like characters, setting, and major plot points/story line. Then I write my ideas and use that as my guideline. Good luck! What is your book going to be about? :D
Sounds good. It's about this girl who moves to a new town and finds a series of notes and clues in her new house and around town that eventually lead her to... idk yet.
Hello, @olliebob! I love to write and my friends do, too. Maybe keep a journal and write a short rough draft.
Okay, I'll try it out. Thanks, @bookworm35
Planning will take you a long time, never make my mistake of going right into the book after less than half an hour of planning. If you are going to make a book to be published, planning will take approx. 1-3 or less or more months, depending on the length of book, author, genre, etc. If it’s a story you want to do for fun, I’ll say take a week or two planning, it’s a huge part of the process. Make an order chart, and basic outline of the story without details. Good luck!
Thanks @happy_cat!
I don't know but thanks for the question! I'm excited to see what some good ideas are! (I want to start writing more!)
Hey guys! I know this isnt really a book or a fact thing but I just got my first babysitting job! Super excited, super nervous. So if any of you have tips on how to babysit or what to do with a toddler, please tell me :)
All kids love food! Bring snacks like goldfish or fruit snacks because they are individually wrapped and don't make a mess. Also have a good attitude and bring something to do while they are napping if they nap. Be prepared for anything. Ask them about their favorite things. Favorite color, favorite ice cream flavor, favorite toy...
Ah. I have a 5 year old in the household, so no prob! You need three basics:1 an little-kid magazine like American girl or somewhat. 2 crayons. Lots of crayons. 3 cookies. Then you're all set!
Cary a fun kit, filled with stickers, little trinkets and games! It also helps to pre plan what you are going to do with the kid, but don’t be suprised if you have to switch around your schedule!
Congratulations! I find that toddlers tend to like foam blocks and making towers that they can destroy. Nothing too small, so they don't swallow it.
Okay, what if you take your earrings out? You shoudlnt give them to the kid right?
Hahahaha!!!! XD No I would say that might not be the best idea!
Food! Kids love food (me included!)
LOL!
Lol, I'm also included, would u think microwave food is good enough? I'm not a professional chef lol
A little bit of work goes a long way with little kids. Try making up a story to go with the food!
Yeah, you can make basically anything in a microwave! Microwave food counts!
LOL
That's super cool I read that you should carry your own bag with thing like stickers or little toys you would not mind giving to the kids you are baby sitting that would make them have more fun and want you again
Thats a great idea! I think ill be bringing a coloring book, some dolls, and like 3 of the books I had when I was a toddler
Wow! Don’t be nervous, and I hope you have fun. A few things to know: 1) NEVER let the toddler think your unserious. For example, don’t be weak on them, meaning they cry to stay up later than they should, never let them. They’ll think it’s a regular thing, and they’ll go to bed late with their parent being mad. Sorry, not much of an expert, but this is one thing I learned, to be gentle but FIRM!
My dad wouldnt stop repeating that to me heh. And thats a great example! So you mean "Lets go out to the candy store!" But lets say we already had icecream, the child could throw a tantrum or something?
Just have fun! If you have fun the kid has fun :)
Hey! If you remember, I was helping a few of you find a good book. But now I may need your help. I like fantasy and that fairy-tale magic thing. If you have ideas for me, please give me an author's name. I'll find reviews & follow your account. ~bookworm35
Currently I'm reading Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull.😀
Try any of the rick riordan books, also, I am reading the Land Of Stories series by Chris colter, and I am loving them so far! 📖♥️😊
Oh, I love those books!
The Lost Planet is also a good book, along with the sequel the Stolen Moon. Another book series is Savvy, Switch, and Scumble!
If you haven’t already, YOU HAVE TO read Harry Potter series. Best ever! Also try the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, Warriors by Erin Hunter, Seekers by Erin Hunter, Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, NatGeo Kids books, and Dragon Rider!
the school for good and evil
Also The Artemis Fowl Series, The Percy Jackson series, and you might enjoy the Land of Stories by Chris Colfer.
Thanks!
Of course! Books are amazing!
Totally!
Brandon Mull! For sure! And Bruce Coville especially the Monsters of Morley Manor!
Definitely Fablehaven, Harry Potter, Rules for Stealing Stars, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Yep Yep Yep! The only one I haven't read is Rules for Stealing Stars. What's that about?
If you don't mind dark books, read a Tale Dark and Grimm. More good fantasy/fairy-tale books are The Sisters Grimm, Fablehaven, Savvy, and The Unwanteds.
OMG! ALL of those books are amazing and I love them! :)))
Thank you all so much! I will try want I can from your lists! Love you guys!
Tell us what you pick to read
I think I'll read Savvy by:Ingrid Law! Thank you guys! #DOGOforever!
Savvy
YES!! it's amazing!
Who starting school in September i am going back to 6th grade! My school is year round on for 3 months off for 1. But my school has a lot of drama
I know! You better be careful in sixth grade though, being the former GG (gossip girl--the one who knows all the gossip, not the one who makes it!) of our school, sixth-grade girls are a bit...indescribable.
alright here: 1. Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve. 2.Women have twice as many pain receptors on their body than men. But a much higher pain tolerance. 3. In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price rose to $3,000 before eBay shut it down. 4. In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck. 5. Toy companies failed to duplicate the success of Theodore Roosevelt's teddy bear with William Taft's "Billy Possum." 6. J.P. Morgan once offered $100,000 to anyone who could figure out why his face was so red. No one solved the mystery. 7.Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Disney considered Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful. 8. If you put your finger in your ear and scratch, it sounds just like Pac-Man.
I know a cool one! A tarantula spider can live up to 2 years WITHOUT FOOD!
Here's one! A crocodile can't stick out it's tongue!
Woah! Those are so cool! Where'd you find them?
Wow! That's a lot of fun facts! I tried the ear scratching pacman one!
and one more: Cookie Monster's real name is Sid
WHAT!?????!
and one more Not once in the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme does it mention that he's an egg so how do we know that hes a egg? Maybe hes a apple?