How often do you hear your pupils cry 'what can I write about?' 1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up new opportunities for creative writing lessons. With over 1000 different ‘story-starters’ across a vast range of genres and narrative styles, this versatile book provides food for thought for pupils of a wide range of ages and abilities. This highly practical and richly illustrated photocopiable resource Addresses the ‘blank mind’ dilemma, offering pupils a plethora of story-writing ideas and suggestions Enables teachers to inspire pupils who struggle with creative writing Provides prompts to set ideas into motion, whilst leaving plenty of scope for original and creative thought Challenges pupils, encouraging them to use higher level thinking skills Offers mix and match stimulus pieces which can be used independently or put together to give pupils more or less support as required Any teacher whose inventiveness is flagging, and whose pupils are running out of ideas, will find this an essential classroom resource.

Stimulating Story Writing! Inspiring Children aged 7-11 offers innovative and exciting ways to inspire children to want to create stories and develop their story writing skills. This practical guide offers comprehensive and informed support for professionals to effectively engage ‘child authors’ in stimulating story writing activity. Packed full of story ideas, resource suggestions and practical activities, the book explores various ways professionals can help children to develop the six key elements of story, these being character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution and ending. All of the ideas in the book are designed to complement and enrich existing writing provision in classrooms with strategies such as role play, the use of different technologies, and using simple open ended resources as story stimuli. Separated into two sections and with reference to the Key Stage 2 curricula, this timely new text provides professionals with tried and tested strategies and ideas that can be used with immediate effect. Chapters include: • Creating Characters • The Plot Thickens • Inspired Ideas • Resourcing the Story Stimulation This timely new text is the perfect guide for inspiring children aged 7-11 in the classroom and will be an essential resource for teachers and students on teacher training courses.

Stimulating Emerging Story Writing! Inspiring Children aged 3-7 offers innovative and exciting ways to inspire young children to want to create stories and develop their emerging story writing skills. This practical guide offers comprehensive and informed support for professionals to effectively engage ‘child authors’ in stimulating story writing activities. Packed full of story ideas, resource suggestions and practical activities, the book explores the various ways professionals can help young children to develop the six key elements of story, these being character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution and ending. All of the ideas in the book are designed to support a setting’s daily writing provision such as mark making opportunities, role play and using simple open ended play resources. Separated into two sections and with reference to the EYFS and Key Stage 1 curricula, this timely new text provides practitioners with tried and tested strategies and ideas that can be used with immediate effect. Chapters include: Creating Characters The Plot Thickens Inspired Ideas Resourcing the Story Stimulation This timely new text is the perfect guide for inspiring young children aged 3-7 in the classroom and will be an essential resource for practitioners, teachers and students on both early years and teacher training courses.

Every good romance novel begins the same way - with a story idea. Yet compelling story ideas aren't always easy to come by. Sometimes we all need a little inspiration - a spark that ignites our imagination and excites the writing muse. 1001 Romance Story Starters cover myriad genres, from erotic romance to inspirational and everything in between. Romance Story Starters aren't your traditional writing prompts. Designed to kick start your imagination they include dialogue starters, scenes, open ended scenarios, and even story endings. You can change ANYTHING about the story starter. Take the idea and bend it to your will - you're the boss. Use the ideas to create powerful and compelling characters. Rhett and Scarlett, Romeo and Juliet, Kate and Curran, great romance characters are created through conflict, chemistry, and courtship. Each story starter holds the potential to help you create characters that capture your reader's heart and mind and stand the test of time. Use the ideas to help you overcome writer's block. It doesn't matter if you're staring at a blank page or if you're in the middle of a novel and unsure where to go with it - use the starters as inspiration. Let them help get your creative brain fired up. Use the ideas to strengthen your writing muscles. Your writing muscles are like any other muscle in your body. If you don't use them regularly, it becomes weak. Don't let your creative writing muscles atrophy! Even if you're not working on a story idea, write. Grab a story idea and fill a page or two (or ten) or write for twenty minutes - you make the rules.

′This is a fantastic book which provides creative and practical suggestions of how to engage all children in writing′ - Sarah Martin-Denham, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, University of Sunderland This book is a practical guide designed to stimulate story writing in the early years and primary classroom. It offers a collection of novel and effective Ideas which can be used by educators to energise, excite and motivate children to willingly write stories across the 3-11 age phase. Each chapter offers creative and innovative Ideas to get children writing stories, including: - how to help children ′see the point′ of story writing - how speaking and listening, reading and phonics can be utilised to enhance written stories - how technology can facilitate refreshing story writing - how story writing can be physically interactive. By combining theory with practice, this book is ideal for those training to teach the 3 to 11 age range, those beginning their teaching career, and those who are established in their professional role. Simon Brownhill is Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge.

The second volume in the 1001 Writing Prompts series. Your favourite types of prompt from the first volume are back, and they brought along a few new friends. Ten different types of writing prompts sure to kick your muse into action. Whether you are stuck on your current project or looking for your next big idea there is sure to be something inside to inspire you. Discover another book that does exactly what it says on the tin.What are you waiting for? Get started now with 1001 ideas at your fingertips.

Open your mind, start writing, and feel gratified with the inspirational and diverse questions of 301 Writing Ideas.