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 | Video Game Storytelling, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources
This entry is part 3 of 3 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, Writing, Misc, Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles
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...
by saschneider | Sep 27, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing, Kids
Video Game Storytelling with Evan Skolnick Discovered Wordsmiths Podcast Besides writing, I also run a weekly podcast called Discovered Wordsmiths. Each week I interview new authors and talk about this books. One interview that is relevant to video games was my...
by saschneider | Aug 27, 2023 | Parent and Teacher Resources, Writing, Kids
Getting Started Creating These Stories Before we get started creating a Choose Your Own Adventure story, we need to get familiar with the genre first. Time for a trip to the library. Take your students and check out various different types of these books. As...