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What to do with old books

by saschneider | Dec 26, 2023 | Kids, Misc, Parent and Teacher Resources

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...

Gran Turismo Movie Review

by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Kids, Writing, Misc, Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles

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...

Interview with Evan Skolnick on Video Game Storytelling

by saschneider | Sep 27, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Kids, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources

Video Game Storytelling with Evan Skolnick Discovered Wordsmiths Podcast Besides writing, I also run a weekly podcast called Discovered Wordsmiths. Each week I interview new authors and talk about this books. One interview that is relevant to video games was my...

Choose Your Own Adventure 2 – Getting Started

by saschneider | Aug 27, 2023 | Kids, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources

Getting Started Creating These Stories Before we get started creating a Choose Your Own Adventure story, we need to get familiar with the genre first. Time for a trip to the library. Take your students and check out various different types of these books. As...

Writing Exercise: Blue Beetle Movie Story

by saschneider | Aug 24, 2023 | Kids, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources

Recommended Grade Level – 5+ Blue Beetle is the most recent DC movie out that I’ve seen. There seems to be quite a bit of online talk about the movie being a failure. Forget that. This is a fun movie that I thought was well done. It’s definitely...

Choose Your Own Adventure 1 – What and Why

by saschneider | Aug 2, 2023 | Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources, Kids

Remember Choose Your Own Adventure? Remember the Choose Your Own Adventures books? These were the ones that you made the choice of how the story progressed. That meant each book was full of endless stories! Well, that isn’t quite true, but it sure seemed that...

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