by saschneider | Mar 12, 2024 | Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources, Video Game Storytelling
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 | Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources
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 | Dec 26, 2023 | Kids, Misc, Parent and Teacher Resources
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series What to do with too many old books?Like many authors I wrote a book and proceeded to order a ton of copies. Everyone will be buying it, so I need dozens, right? Then, also like many authors, I got a bit better and fixed that...
by saschneider | Nov 5, 2023 | Favorite Articles, Misc, - Town Magician, Parent and Teacher Resources
In the story Clarise and the Night Show, Samual gets to eat Rasmundles. What are Rasmundles you ask? They are a delicious treat in Samual’s world that he doesn’t get until Clarise gets him one. Since we don’t have Rasmundles, we can make something...
by saschneider | Sep 28, 2023 | Video Game Storytelling, Favorite Articles, Parent and Teacher Resources
Video Games I have lived with video games my entire life. Got an Atari 2600 the year it came out and had 10 games! Trust me, in 1977 that was a big deal. Back then, video games were a minor form of entertainment, mostly for kids. That is no longer the case....
by saschneider | Sep 27, 2023 | Kids, Writing, Parent and Teacher Resources, Video Game Storytelling
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...