Hi everyone,
Here you’ll find my last lockdown writing challenge, and a message for World Book Day. After this my blog will become less regular again and more focused on special news and updates. But if your children or students - or you - could do with some creative distraction you’ll still be able to find the challenges on past posts, and right here, for a little while longer!
World Book Day:
Happy World Book Day for Thursday! All I’d like to say is this. Read however and whatever suits you. Read comics or classics, poetry or picture books, non-fiction or fan-fiction, hidden library gems or the latest shiny must-haves. Read old favourites and future-favourites. But whatever you do read, I hope you find something that moves you - something that lingers long after you’ve finished it. Because that means the story isn’t yet finished with you…
The last writing challenge:
Have you heard of the wood wide web? It’s an underground network of roots and mushrooms - yes, mushrooms! (well, fungi) - that trees use to communicate with one another and share their resources. Which is nothing short of amazing, don’t you think!? My challenge to you is: write down a conversation between trees. What would they talk to each other about? Are they making casual chit-chat or is there something urgent, scary or exciting going on? Does one of them have a squirrel tickling their branches or a bad case of the beetles? Have fun and go wild!
It’s been such a great pleasure to come up with these writing challenges, and I hope you’ve enjoyed them too. Maybe one day I’ll bring them back in some capacity or other. Until then - much love.