For a while now, people have been asking me to do story ideas for kids. This year, more busy teachers and homeschoolers are looking for easy creative writing lesson plans, and some of them have used my summer writing prompts and my Christmas writing prompts . So I put together this list of writing prompts for kids. They include some
Author: Bryn Donovan
Hey there! I hope everyone’s having a good week and staying as safe as you possibly can. It’s WIP Wednesday, so when I got up this morning, I started writing a scene that I’m really looking forward to finishing after work tonight. And I know some of you did a lot of writing as you participated in NaNoWriMo, so maybe
Hey friends! I’ve been getting into Christmas shopping, and I’ve also been making my own wish list at Mr. Donovan’s request. That all got me thinking about gifts for authors, and I figured a “Best Gifts for Writers” list would be fun! I’m going to keep everything on this list under $25, because some of the best gifts for writers
How did the Norse Yule turn into a Viking Christmas celebration? In 940 to 961 AD, Haakon the Good was the king of Norway, and during his reign, the English court introduced him to Christianity. Haakon then tried to convert the rest of Norway. It must’ve been such an interesting time, with Viking Yule (or winter solstice) traditions mingling with
One thing people ask published authors most often (along with how to get a book published, of course) is, “How long does it take to write a book?” Of course, there’s no one right answer. It depends on the book, the writer, and how life is going at the time. I can say this much, though: if you get my
Because I work at Crown Media, I get questions all the time about how to submit scripts to Hallmark Channel. Unfortunately, the short answer is: you can’t. (The long answer is: you cannot.) The company doesn’t consider unsolicited pitches or scripts. As an employee, I can’t do script writing for Hallmark Channel, either, per company policy. Nonetheless, I’ve been a
This is probably the most recent of the A Gentleman in Moscow reviews! I was late to the party (no pun intended), and only read Amor Towles’s masterpiece this year. It’s going to be made into a TV series, apparently, so if you haven’t already read it, do it now! [spacer height=”20px”]I really do think it’s one of