by saschneider | Mar 25, 2025 | Video Game Storytelling, Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Create a Choose Your Own Adventure Let’s talk in more detail about the differen types of paths that you can use in your book. Since these stories aren’t a straight linear progression, you need to include...
by saschneider | Mar 6, 2025 | - Town Magician, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources
Below is the Words to Know section from the first Town Magician book. These are words used in the story and gathered in one place to help teachers and parents see them easily. Feel free to use this list with your kids and look for them in Embracing the Magic....
by saschneider | Oct 14, 2024 | Holiday Stories, Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing
It’s almost Halloween. Time for the ghosts, ghouls and goblins to pop out of the woodwork and invade our towns. Usually for the candy. Along with all the typical activities, it’s a great time to read some classic horror. Of course, kids have Goosebumps and...
by saschneider | Mar 12, 2024 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing, Video Game Storytelling
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Create a Choose Your Own AdventureCreating the Story Even though a CYOA story can have many paths and wind all over the place, starting with a complete story can help students wrap their head around how to do this without...
by saschneider | Jan 23, 2024 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing
Logline for your manuscript I wanted to share a writing resource with everyone. I created a GPT to help craft a logline. This is intended to be a simple and friendly chat to help you create your own logline for a story you are working on or planning. This is a great...
by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Kids, Favorite Articles, Video Game Storytelling, Misc, Writing
Review The Gran Turismo movie is more than a racing movie and it’s more than a video game movie. There are many reasons to like this movie. The director Neill Blomkamp did a fantastic job. Yes, the movie is based on a video game, but the subject isn’t...