Summer means long, long days to hang out with friends, eat ice cream, hang out some more, and...write?
How to fit writing in when the sun's shining and there are so many other things to do?
The Yellow Pencils Guide to Summer Writing
1. Get a notebook. The cheaper the better.
2. Get a pencil. Easy.
3. Find 15 minutes each day. Also easy.
4. Find a place to write. Your room, the bus, a park--anywhere!
5. Write about anything for 15 minutes.
What to write about?
- a new story idea
- a poem about Popsicles
- your fantasy vacation
- a description of the unusual person you saw on the street
- the clothes you're wearing at the moment
- the clothes you'd like to be wearing
- your dream pet
- your favorite summer food
- that weird tree in your backyard
- a language that hasn't been invented yet
Just think. By the end of summer you'll have a notebook filled with words that only you could have written.
Have a fun summer!
