Tristan March 17, 2015 Advice For Young Writers Here are my top ten writing tips for children published recently in Just Kidding Magazine. I hope you find lots of inspiration. I learnt … View Post
Tristan March 7, 2013 Sideways Stories From Wayside School Story Starters This morning my sons and I used Louis Sachar’s Sideways Stories From Wayside School as a jumping-off point for our weekly writing … View Post
Tristan February 27, 2013 ‘I Remember’ Story Starter ‘Where do you get your ideas?’ That’s what kids always ask. I believe that the best place to search for … View Post
Tristan February 7, 2013 Storystarters – Just a Dog Inspired by our recent reading of Michael Gerard Bauer’s brilliant novel Just a Dog, I have been working with my sons on … View Post
Tristan January 31, 2013 Mac Slater Coolhunter Word Find Puzzle Here is a Word Find puzzle based on my middle-grade Mac Slater Coolhunter books. Happy searching. But first you have to work … View Post
Tristan November 27, 2012 My Totally Awesome Story A fun morning spent working with my sons on stories. We used Pat Flynn‘s new creative writing book for kids, My Totally … View Post
Tristan December 14, 2011 Room to Read : Meet Inkam The video below illustrates why I support Room to Read, an organisation showing us that ‘World change starts with educated children’. They … View Post
Tristan July 31, 2011 Story Starters: Food Glorious Food In my 4th grade ‘Anything Goes’ writing book, almost every story was about food. Lollies mainly. Food is an important aspect of … View Post
Tristan July 18, 2011 Story Starters: Worst Job in the World Here’s another Story Starter, perfect for getting kids and adults writing. This one is based on my short story ‘Tooth Job&… View Post
