by saschneider | Oct 14, 2024 | Holiday Stories, Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing
It’s almost Halloween. Time for the ghosts, ghouls and goblins to pop out of the woodwork and invade our towns. Usually for the candy. Along with all the typical activities, it’s a great time to read some classic horror. Of course, kids have Goosebumps and...
by saschneider | Apr 28, 2024 | Kids, Parent and Teacher Resources, Misc
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What to do with too many old books?Like many authors I wrote a book and proceeded to order a ton of copies. Everyone will be buying it, so I need dozens, right? Then, also like many authors, I got a bit better and fixed that...
by saschneider | Mar 12, 2024 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing, Video Game Storytelling
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Create a Choose Your Own AdventureCreating the Story Even though a CYOA story can have many paths and wind all over the place, starting with a complete story can help students wrap their head around how to do this without...
by saschneider | Jan 23, 2024 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing
Logline for your manuscript I wanted to share a writing resource with everyone. I created a GPT to help craft a logline. This is intended to be a simple and friendly chat to help you create your own logline for a story you are working on or planning. This is a great...
by saschneider | Dec 26, 2023 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Misc, Kids
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series What to do with too many old books?Like many authors I wrote a book and proceeded to order a ton of copies. Everyone will be buying it, so I need dozens, right? Then, also like many authors, I got a bit better and fixed that...
by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Favorite Articles, Video Game Storytelling, Misc, Writing, Kids
Review The Gran Turismo movie is more than a racing movie and it’s more than a video game movie. There are many reasons to like this movie. The director Neill Blomkamp did a fantastic job. Yes, the movie is based on a video game, but the subject isn’t...