Gossip
The historian Yuval Noah Harari hypothesizes that gossip was one of the most formative aspects of developing language in Homo Sapiens. Sure, it was...
Writing Camp
Writing camp is the best kind of camp. While other programs take young storytellers and provide them with one season of storytelling fun, in writing...
Why it’s So Hard to Say Goodbye
If you’re hesitant to label a project “complete,” that’s a good sign. It means you care. Check out this video of Peter Jackson shooting the last...
How Do You Eat An Entire Elephant?
Any massive undertaking is by definition daunting–and our goals should be daunting–and so require a different mindset than other, shorter-term...
Everyone Copies
One of Written Out Loud’s founding principles is that by using stories kids already love as teaching examples, we jump-start the creative process,...
Lies, lies, lies!
Elaborate lies, as unhealthy as they are, are probably one of the more foundational exercises kids use to learn storytelling. Think about it: if...
Parts of the Whole
When I tell people about our program, one of the most frequent questions is: how do you keep the story consistent throughout a book when six people...