by Janilise Lloyd | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog
The opening lines of a story hold a lot of power. Take a look at a few of these well-known novels. “The screw through Cinder’s ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle.” Cinder by Marissa Meyer “A thief is a lot like...
by Micaela Campbell | Dec 4, 2022 | Blog
What is Flash Fiction? Flash fiction is one of the broadest ways to tell a story; people give it funny names like drabble, microfiction, minisagas, spamfic. For the ScrivKids contest, we define flash fiction as between 100 to 1,500 words. The general idea is that the...
by Debbi Migit | Dec 3, 2022 | Blog
At some point in your writing experience, someone will ask you, “What is the genre of your story?” Don’t panic, the answer isn’t as complicated as you might think. Genre (pronounced (zhan-ra) is a French word that describes the category of a story. The two main...
by Tonya Ashley | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
Have you ever read a story that stayed with you long after reading it? Perhaps you felt like part of the story. Maybe you felt as though you knew the characters. You became part of the story world, and it became part of you. Perhaps it’s been a few years since you...
by Janilise Lloyd | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog
On the ScrivKids blog, we hope to help young writers find success with their writing goals. The articles posted here are written by industry professionals from many different backgrounds. We’ll share advice from authors, editors, publishers, and others who have...
