Inspirational Sayings

What are inspirational sayings?

They are one or two sentences that have a powerful message and really make you think. You may only have to think for a few seconds to understand the message, or you may have to think longer and maybe talk about the saying with friends. When you do begin to understand the message you usually think, “Yeah, that’s really true!”

Think of an inspirational saying that you find meaning in. It may be one your parents have taught you and repeated your whole life. Or it may be one that is taught to all of the children of your culture as they grow. If you have one in your first language, that’s great! Translate it the best you can so that we can understand it. Then write about what you think it means. We can share some of our favorite sayings and comment on one another’s. We can inspire each other!

So, first write/translate your inspirational saying in English.

Next, write what you feel it means to you.

Then, read and comment on other sayings.

Let’s broaden our minds and do some deep thinking!!!

Anchor Us In Your Scene!

You are all developing your realistic fiction short stories and are doing a fabulous job!

Let’s see how you are "anchoring your reader" in your scenes so that the reader is there with your main character and can actually see the movie in their minds as your scene unfolds.

Choose a scene you feel you have done a good job of creating the setting. It should be one where you have also used dialogue and small actions to show, where the character/s are, and what they are doing.

Write that scene on our blog and let’s see if we are there with you!