Susin Nielsen Gets Us Writing

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 - Places for writers, Prompt, Quickstart

Lots of you are looking for writing for kids (or for yourselves) during these strange times. Canadian super star, Susin Nielsen, has shared a writing prompt for us and I know you’re going to have a lot of fun with it.
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Check out Susin’s books on her website, where she also has lots of fun information about her cats!, and her whole extra life as a TV writer and creator (her TV credits here might give you some ideas for shows to watch!) (She also has two book quizzes here that kids will love).

 

Here’s her prompt:

 

Sometimes I give kids a fun opening sentence to get their creative juices flowing. One of my favourites is:
“She had only taken her eyes off her baby sister for a minute. Two, tops.” 
I like this because it can go in any direction – historical, fantastical, sci-fi, suspenseful, or contemporary. My big message always is, “Just have fun with it.” There is no right or wrong way to go with something like this – it’s all about letting your imagination go wild!
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