Category Archives: YA books

Writing Prompts on Character

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I am a big fan of the Writing Maps from Write Around Town. Nifty maps filled with writing prompts that force you to flex your writing muscles. A must-have for every writer, I think. Great exercises that keep the creative … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Landscape

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Today’s Daily Prompt is about Landscapes: When you gaze out your window — real or figurative — do you see the forest first, or the trees? Let’s hit the real part first. When I gaze out of my window I … Continue reading →

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Writing Challenge: Opening Line!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Tomorrow will be D-Day for me and my fellow students, my brothers-in-ink. If all goes well, we will be teachers creative writing from that day on, accredited by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. To honour our hard work over … Continue reading →

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SCBWI Europolitan Conference in Paris

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Some say it’s worth the detour, I’d say it’s worth the trip: the first SCBWI Europolitan Conference in Paris.   I know it’s worth the trip, because as the Regional Advisor of SCBWI The Netherlands I am one of the … Continue reading →

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DP: Toot Your Horn

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

That’s an interesting one: Toot Your Horn. At the Daily Post they figure that most of us are excellent at being self-deprecating, but not so good at the opposite. Tell us your favorite thing about yourself, is today’s prompt. Tooting … Continue reading →

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Picture Poem

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Connect the Dots

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Another prompt from The Daily Post: Open your nearest book to page 82. Take the third full sentence on the page, and work it into a post somehow. I suspected a hard one as I am reading ‘The Cambridge Companion … Continue reading →

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Bart Moeyaert: Introspection as a state of motion

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

Bart Moeyaert is one of the most famous, if not the most famous of writers in the Dutch language. He writes novels and short stories, for adults and children alike. I love his work, I love his thoughts, I love … Continue reading →

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What Would a Guy Do?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

A couple days ago I skipped past my inner critic. It was a truly liberating feeling knowing that I can easily bypass that nagging voice. Freed from my inner constraints, I moved on to the next project. I sat down to … Continue reading →

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Time To Say No

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

A big chunk of my writer friends ‘do’ NaNoWriMo again this year, National Novel Writing Month. I suspect most people are familiar with the concept: write a novel of at least 50,000 words in one month, starting November 1 and … Continue reading →

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