Once you have an idea for a story, what do you do with it? You must let it bloom!
Some of the most frequent comments (and frequently asked questions) that Crack-A-Story gets from secondary school students are these sources of much torment: ‘I don’t know what to write about’…’I’ve got nothing to write about…’ ‘What do I write about?’ …
Alright, do you have your boots on? Let’s go foot-slogging, which is the second basic part of non-fiction research. Remember, we have already discussed word and number mining. In contrast, foot-slogging is when you (the storyteller) break free of the chains …
Writing non-fiction is a specific craft. Regardless of whether you are writing your own memoir, a biography, a ghosted work, a crime account, a newspaper report, a story for the school’s online magazine, or anything else that falls into the …
Ok, here’s a basic question: ‘What is a sentence?’ A common answer is: ‘A sentence is the expression of a complete thought.’ But let’s put that answer into the mind of a young person for a moment. What’s a complete …
This photo was taken in 2022, near Cowra, a rural town in the Central West region of NSW, Australia. The crop is Canola. Every spring (about September and October…yes, we are talking Southern Hemisphere), Canola spreads like brilliant blankets over …
This picture was taken in 2007. It captures a crowded summer’s afternoon at the world-famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Imagine a beehive (without the stings), and that’s what Copacabana and other busy Brazilian beaches can be like. …
This picture was taken in the town, Lalibela, in the east African nation, Ethiopia, in 2008. It is market day, a vibrant time when people travel, mostly by foot, from across the region to sell various goods. It is an …
This picture was taken in the Chaco region of the landlocked South American country, Paraguay, in 2007. El Chaco is a remote and sparsely populated rural area that is home to many Indigenous peoples and communities of Mennonites. Perhaps you …