Week 1: Young Storytellers New group of writers,...

Week 1: Young Storytellers

New group of writers, new mentors in the house! We had a great first day - talking about stories, establishing ground rules, learning names, and exploring the idea of character.

Tried a new exercise I learned at Prodigy Camp last summer: as a group, we discuss what things writers need to know about characters. We make a list of those things on the board… then, mentor-writer pairs asked those questions to each other: mini-interviews. After a few minutes, each group went around and introduced their partner to the group. Fantastic way to jump-start our session.

Here’s our roll call so far (we had an absent pair who will be singing next week):

Alyssa who likes Apples and Leola who likes Lions

Lauren who likes Laughing and Crystal who likes Croissants

Ben who likes Basketball and Vanessa who likes the Violin

Damon who likes Dogs and Fiona who likes Ferrets

David who likes Dynamite and Stu who likes Swimming

Jimmy who likes Jalapenos and Robby who likes Rocking

Justin who likes Juice and Ea’sus who likes Eating Enchiladas

Rebeka who likes Root Canals and Eleanor who likes E-books

There’s also:

Melissa who likes Mints

Krista who likes Kiwis