Blue Zoo: A New Blog for Young Writers

Dec. 13, 2008 - PRLog -- Milwaukee, Wis. — Attention: teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents . . . do you know a young writer you want encourage?

Here's a great new resource: Blue Zoo Young Writers blog. It offers practical help and inspiration for middle school and young teen writers.

Blue Zoo (http://bluezoowriters.wordpress.com) offers lots of fun ideas and activities to help young writers with all sort of writing projects: poetry, stories, articles for a school paper, book reviews, and lots more.

The ideas range from story starters to samples to quick exercises for a writing journal, all designed to teach writing techniques used by successful writers.

Want to get young writers' work published? Blue Zoo gives details on places to submit work for publication (recommended print magazines or online sites), plus news about good writing contests.

Blue Zoo is focused on fun and good writing. It has application for homeschooling assignments or in classroom literary arts programs. But the focus is on motivating young writers to write well for their own satisfaction.

Blue Zoo offers a path to writing success and enjoyment.

Please help us! Pass on the Blue Zoo link to local teachers, librarians, and parents . . . and online to friends and bloggers interested in writing and encouraging young writers.

Blue Zoo is an extension of The I Love To Write Book, just out this October. If you're looking for a great gift for the holidays for a young writer, that book has a ton of ideas – how to write better, what to write about, how to get published.

The I Love To Write Book: Ideas & Tips for Young Writers, is by Mary-Lane Kamberg. Kamberg is director of a summer writing camp in Kansas for young writers and has authored eleven books, including Bono: Fighting World Hunger and Poverty and The “I Don’t Know How To Cook” Book.

To read more about the contents, visit Crickhollow Books (http://www.CrickhollowBooks.com).

The 136-page book is a versatile “get-started” guide to launch young writers on a journey to writing success . . . at home and in the classroom.

The instructional and inspirational guide will help young writers (ages 8-14) become successful, confident, and self-motivated. It features practical tips, techniques, and exercises ideal for use at home and in the classroom.

It includes activities, worksheets, and examples for developing ideas, observing the world, writing different types of pieces (such as news articles, book reviews, thank-you letters, how-tos, and more) and best practices for writing poetry and fiction.

The I Love To Write Book is available at local bookstores everywhere or from online retailers.

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Great Lakes Literary, LLC, is the publisher of Crickhollow Books, a independent press for quality fiction and nonfiction books, including books of advice for writers, such as The I Love To Write Book, and sponsors the blog for young talented writers, Blue Zoo Young Writers.