Tampa Bay Area Writing Project
Nurturing a community of writers, young and old, novice and expert, students and teachers.
Today with Sue LaNeve was simply wonderful. She explained who she is and her journey to publication. She shared with our writers that rejection is very hard to take and it even derailed her for some time, but when you…
Read More Day 9 at South Tampa I.C.E. Writers: “I am a Writer”
We began our day pondering the world around us, channeling the young child within, to ask why. Today’s craft lesson involved listening and reading fables and folktales, sometimes called “Pour quoi Tales.” Pour quoi is the French word for why…
Ms. Mari led us on an imaginative journey “behind the music” to discover the stories behind the lyrics of songs. We considered what might have happened just before or just after the lyrics, we tried to tell the back story…
Read More Day 7 at North Tampa I.C.E. Writers: Let the Music Play
Another great start to another awesome week. Today, we spent the day delving deeply into Characters by pondering physical attributes, personality traits, as well as movement, dialect, thoughts, and mannerisms. Then through thoughtful questioning, our characters finally emerged so we…
Read More Day 6 at South Tampa I.C.E. Writers: A Lot of Character
Youth Programs Director Mr. Eric paid us a visit today to introduce us to a new genre of writing – flash fiction. Particularly Science Fiction and Fantasy Flash Fiction. This type of writing takes the best of science fiction and fantasy…
Ms. Charlie led us on a sensory adventure today beginning with a tactile experience that challenged us to explore items using one sense at a time, then describe them using vivid words. She helped us move on to describing more…
Read More Day 5 at North Tampa I.C.E. Writers: Coming to Our Senses
You can tell a lot about a person by examining what they buy at the store. Receipts are a great source of writing inspiration. Examining items purchased and imagining the person’s back story can spark ideas for characters and stories. This…
Read More Day 4 at North Tampa I.C.E. Writers: You’ve Got Me Monologuing!
Today was truly inspirational! Our campers painstakingly perused tiny words for hours, locating beautiful and precise language. They organized these slivers into Parts of Speech categories before shaping them into the perfect phrase or poem that would inspire special people…
Read More Day 4 at South Tampa I.C.E. Writers: In a Nutshell
Let’s Build a Story! We began our day using a picture prompt to spark our imaginations. Examining the picture led to brainstorming three different story ideas, complete with characters, conflicts, plot events, turning points, and possible endings. We conferred with…
Read More Day 3 at North Tampa I.C.E Writers: Let’s Build a Story!
We had another productive day at WATER: World Building today. Our quickwrite activity today asked students to share about their personal culture to get to know each other better. Afterwards, students spent time discussing each other's ideas and gave productive…
Read More Day 2 at W.A.T.E.R. World Building: A Culture of Writing
